edatoakrun
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timhebb said:...human drivers would be equally left in the dust when autonomous vehicles rule the streets and communicate silently, invisibly and instantly with each other to navigate at high speeds in close formation, like flocks of birds or schools of fish, swiftly, efficiently and elegantly. A human driver would just cramp their style and impede the flow of traffic, only slightly less so than if his car were disabled altogether in the middle of the 405 freeway. He might as well have a horse and buggy at the Indy 500. It would be time for humans to put away the driving gloves.
I think many of those who think they will never trust a car to drive itself may be convinced when they are stuck in traffic, and see the BEVs in the autonomous lane passing them by at ~80 to ~100 mph.
If they haven't already been convinced, after autonomous vehicles have shown they can beat human drivers on any race course.
Or after they notice Airline safety has been improved by removing the pilots, or at least by restricting them from making really bad decisions:
Planes Without Pilots
By JOHN MARKOFFAPRIL 6, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Mounting evidence that the co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into a French mountain has prompted a global debate about how to better screen crewmembers for mental illness and how to ensure that no one is left alone in the cockpit.
But among many aviation experts, the discussion has taken a different turn. How many human pilots, some wonder, are really necessary aboard commercial planes?
One? None?...
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