re: Google Self-Driving Cars update

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Because they don't get drunk, get tired, talk on the phone, etc. They pay attention 100% of the time, and can see 360 degrees at once, and they can see at night. They won't get road rage. They will also follow every rule of the road, to the letter, 100% of the time.

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I would think that once most cars are automated it'd probably look frightening from afar (or the back seat). The scariest ride of my life was a cab ride from the airport in New York. The cabbie was zigging and zagging through traffic with a precision that was frightening in real time, but impressive when I arrived at my destination fully intact. With the improved precision and reaction time computers would offer, they could easily drive "worse" than the New York cabbie if we allow them to.