Driverless Cars/Trucks (2 Viewers)

[NutterButter]

Gotta think it effects the hospitals, medical services as well. Accidents are big business.

I'm sure they'll recognize the greater good to society and willing transfer over into other lines of work. That's usually the way its played out throughout history.

 

[coyote5]

Plus looking at the legal side, the automobile manufacturer will pretty much have all of the liability for every accident. As soon as a couple driver-less cars kill a few kids, the whole plan might go up in smoke.

We like to inform you of a recall on your driverless car built in 2025. Please take to dealership right away, it has been determined the breaking chip is faulty and could potentially lead to a serious accident.

And how was it determined that the breaking chip is faulty?

 

[bcdjr1]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

I agree that the economic benefits will be great enough to create the change, but I still think big-gov outlaws manual drive cars. Why would they allow any on the road at all? It defeats the whole purpose if you allow some people to control their own cars.

I think this may become an issue between the tech haves and have-nots. Some people in this country don't even realize that you can't get the internet everywhere in this country. There are areas without the necessary infrastructure to support driverless cars, and I don't think that's going to change in the next 30 years. You'll have people living in the mountains who still own gas-powered, manual driving cars. And then, when they want to drive into the city where everyone has a car on autopilot is when you'll end up seeing accidents pop up.

 

[TripItUp]

This will be the next "gun" battle.

Not really.

yeah, not even close

nobody is taking away your 68 mustang...sheesh

People simply would rather spend their money on vacationing to Europe or playing more golf or watching more porn....

 

[belljr]

I agree that the economic benefits will be great enough to create the change, but I still think big-gov outlaws manual drive cars. Why would they allow any on the road at all? It defeats the whole purpose if you allow some people to control their own cars.

same reason why we allow assault rifles and handguns.

It will be considered a personal liberty...Americans will need decades to adapt to the change...Millenials have already grasped it, will take some of the old farts in this thread a while to let go.

Some people actually like going for a drive

I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

 

[NCCommish]

Plus looking at the legal side, the automobile manufacturer will pretty much have all of the liability for every accident. As soon as a couple driver-less cars kill a few kids, the whole plan might go up in smoke.

Driverless cars have been on the road in California. They have been involved.in 11 accidents. And every one was caused not by the driverless car but by the human driven car.

 

[NutterButter]

I love the idea. I think I'd drive to farther places if I could just be watching a movie or taking a nap or playing video games in my in dash tv.

I think there could be an increase in demand for luxury motorhomes. Instead of taking an airplane & getting a hotel room, just take a motorhome and sleep on the way & chill in your home on wheels.

Oh, I like what you're thinking.

 

[(HULK)]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Should result in a lot more drunks on the road.

 

[Quez]

Think of the millions of gallons of water that will be saved when the working men of the world can jerk off in the luxury of your own vehicle on the way to work, instead of in the shower!

 

[TripItUp]

I think this may become an issue between the tech haves and have-nots. Some people in this country don't even realize that you can't get the internet everywhere in this country.

it will be the exact opposite, it will actually be a significant benefit to the lower and middle class. The more wealthy will spend unnecessary money on self drive cars if they choose to...but it will still be an option for the poor if they want to continue to waste their money.

There are areas without the necessary infrastructure to support driverless cars, and I don't think that's going to change in the next 30 years. You'll have people living in the mountains who still own gas-powered, manual driving cars.

what "necessary infrastructure" are you speaking of...GPS Satellites??

And then, when they want to drive into the city where everyone has a car on autopilot is when you'll end up seeing accidents pop up.

they'll be the driver's fault, not the driverless cars' (overwhelmingly)

 

[belljr]

This will be the next "gun" battle.

Not really.

yeah, not even close

nobody is taking away your 68 mustang...sheesh

People simply would rather spend their money on vacationing to Europe or playing more golf or watching more porn....

that's not what people said earlier. The talk was of no more self driving cars.

I already said I'd love the idea for my daily commute.

 

[comfortably numb]

How will(do) these vehicles perform in sleet/snow/ice conditions?

I pride myself in handling a vehicle in bad conditions.

 

[NCCommish]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

 

[belljr]

I think this may become an issue between the tech haves and have-nots. Some people in this country don't even realize that you can't get the internet everywhere in this country.

it will be the exact opposite, it will actually be a significant benefit to the lower and middle class. The more wealthy will spend unnecessary money on self drive cars if they choose to...but it will still be an option for the poor if they want to continue to waste their money.

There are areas without the necessary infrastructure to support driverless cars, and I don't think that's going to change in the next 30 years. You'll have people living in the mountains who still own gas-powered, manual driving cars.

what "necessary infrastructure" are you speaking of...GPS Satellites??

And then, when they want to drive into the city where everyone has a car on autopilot is when you'll end up seeing accidents pop up.

they'll be the driver's fault, not the driverless cars' (overwhelmingly)

I know you kid but this does need to be looked into. I lose my GPS signal in certain areas around here

 

[E-Z Glider]

I agree that the economic benefits will be great enough to create the change, but I still think big-gov outlaws manual drive cars. Why would they allow any on the road at all? It defeats the whole purpose if you allow some people to control their own cars.

same reason why we allow assault rifles and handguns.

It will be considered a personal liberty...Americans will need decades to adapt to the change...Millenials have already grasped it, will take some of the old farts in this thread a while to let go.

Some people actually like going for a drive

I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

You'd still have access to a vehicle anytime you need it. It shows up automatically within X minutes of you requesting it.

 

[TripItUp]

Some people actually like going for a drive


I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

Millenials by the droves disagree with you.

 

[None_More_Black]

Plus looking at the legal side, the automobile manufacturer will pretty much have all of the liability for every accident. As soon as a couple driver-less cars kill a few kids, the whole plan might go up in smoke.

Driverless cars have been on the road in California. They have been involved.in 11 accidents. And every one was caused not by the driverless car but by the human driven car.

Now imagine every car was a driver-less car.

 

[belljr]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[NutterButter]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

I like the idea of that. I'd be curious to see how this would be priced. Just as we don't use our car most of the time, there's going to be a huge demand for small portions of the day for them. The rest of the time, you'll have a crap ton of cars just sitting around. Just throwing out some numbers but between the hours of 7 and 9 and 4 and 6, you'll need say a few million cars in norther nj. The rest of the time, maybe a few hundred thousand. That's a lot of cars to store somewhere.

 

[E-Z Glider]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

 

[NCCommish]

How will(do) these vehicles perform in sleet/snow/ice conditions?

I pride myself in handling a vehicle in bad conditions.

Since they can make near instaneous decisions controlling exactly how much power each individual tire gets I'm going to give the edge to the car.

 

[belljr]

Some people actually like going for a drive


I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

Millenials by the droves disagree with you.

They'll change their mind when they have to run pick up the kids from school, run to home depot or whatever, run back home pick up kids to take to their games. Drop them off run to an appointment. Go back

 

[NCCommish]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

I think he is having a little fun with us at this point.

 

[roadkill1292]

Just for arguments sake. On sunday Morning at 6 am I leave to play golf. I see maybe 4 cars the entire drive there. I do 75-85 mph most of the way. It takes me 35 to 40 minutes. There is no inefficiency. I see benefits of this but I also see downside in "my world"

If you can do 75 safely, my guess is that your self drive car will do the same...they'll up the speed limits.(because it is of economic benefit to do so)

Instead of staring at the road for 45 minutes, you can watch porn and post in the FFA.

Speed limits as we now think of them will be a thing of the past once cars are fully robotocized. Speed limits are currently one of the best ways to enhance safety but they're pretty inefficient when computers are able to evaluate constantly changing traffic and weather conditions and adjust speeds to maximize speed and safety.

 

[TripItUp]

I know you kid but this does need to be looked into. I lose my GPS signal in certain areas around here

Agree that that would obviously need to be fixed before it would gain a foothold in the rural areas...money can solve that today...easily.

 

[belljr]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

I'm 43 going on 70

 

[None_More_Black]

Surprised at no mention of the benefits of a robotic designated driver yet.

That would be one of the main benefits but will never happen. As long as there is a manual mode it will be illegal to be in a car drunk.

 

[belljr]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

I think he is having a little fun with us at this point.

Half fun half serious. I don't want to wait for some car to pick me up. I don't want to have to take all the #### out of my car. I leave all my daughters softball gear, my clubs, my coaching stuff, etc in my vehicle. Just a hassle to constantly switch that up I know it's minor in the grand scheme

 

[NCCommish]

Some people actually like going for a drive

I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

Millenials by the droves disagree with you.

They'll change their mind when they have to run pick up the kids from school, run to home depot or whatever, run back home pick up kids to take to their games. Drop them off run to an appointment. Go back

Kids could get their own car perhaps. Maybe it picks them up at school although the driverless school bus could take them. Maybe mom has an scheduled appointment for a car to pick up both to practice and after. Just spitballin

 

[TripItUp]

Just for arguments sake. On sunday Morning at 6 am I leave to play golf. I see maybe 4 cars the entire drive there. I do 75-85 mph most of the way. It takes me 35 to 40 minutes. There is no inefficiency. I see benefits of this but I also see downside in "my world"

If you can do 75 safely, my guess is that your self drive car will do the same...they'll up the speed limits.(because it is of economic benefit to do so)

Instead of staring at the road for 45 minutes, you can watch porn and post in the FFA.

Speed limits as we now think of them will be a thing of the past once cars are fully robotocized. Speed limits are currently one of the best ways to enhance safety but they're pretty inefficient when computers are able to evaluate constantly changing traffic and weather conditions and adjust speeds to maximize speed and safety.

agreed

 

[Foosball God]

Some people actually like going for a drive


I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

Millenials by the droves disagree with you.

Where do see data that millennials in suburbia don't own cars? I read your Washington Post article but there are a lot of places where there is not a lot of public transportation and you don't live near close enough to ride a bike to work. What other option is there? Urban areas I can see, suburbs not so much.

 

[TripItUp]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

I think he is having a little fun with us at this point.

Half fun half serious. I don't want to wait for some car to pick me up. I don't want to have to take all the #### out of my car. I leave all my daughters softball gear, my clubs, my coaching stuff, etc in my vehicle. Just a hassle to constantly switch that up I know it's minor in the grand scheme

you can probably have your own, moneybags. The rideshare concept will not be required IMO.

 

[squidrope]

Cars will talk with each other so if a deer runs into the road, all the cars in that area will know as soon as the deer is "seen" by the first car. If something is in the roadway that shouldn't be there all the cars will communicate with each other to safely navigate around or avoid hitting the object.

Commute times will decrease significantly due to all of the cars knowing where each other is going (smoother flowing traffic).

Cars will draft one another for increased fuel economy, and it will increase the # of cars that can be driven safely on the roads.

Speed limits will increase.

People can work/read/sleep on the way to and from work.

This is happening, and it will be life altering.

The biggest gains will be seen when all of the cars are driverless.

 

[Foosball God]

Some people actually like going for a drive

I don't see how you could live in suburbia without owning a car (regular or magical)

Millenials by the droves disagree with you.

They'll change their mind when they have to run pick up the kids from school, run to home depot or whatever, run back home pick up kids to take to their games. Drop them off run to an appointment. Go back

Kids could get their own car perhaps. Maybe it picks them up at school although the driverless school bus could take them. Maybe mom has an scheduled appointment for a car to pick up both to practice and after. Just spitballin

Good, the less time I need to see the little bastards the better.

 

[NCCommish]

Your car is this really expensive thing that sits idol over 95% of its lifetime.

Once driverless cars gain traction (not just the tech, but the societal acceptance), I think the model we're familiar with goes the way of the dodo. I can pay $400 to lease a nice car, $150 on gas, $100 on insurance each month, whatever I must pay for parking, repairs, etc, or I can pay $100 a month and have a nice car that drives itself readily available at my beck and call. It is a financial no brainer.

I think the tech will be ready in less than 5 years (ready = better/safer than human drivers... which it may ALREADY be at today imo) but society will take a few beats to adopt. By 2030 I think we'll be on the new model. Owning a car will be an unnecessary luxury that most people don't bother with.

Great posting.

The overall economic benefits are so significant, tech giants are scrambling to get a piece of the action.

Its not just that. Say its nice weather and I want a convertible today. Or I'm dropping the kids at robot soccer practice and I want a van. Or I'm hauling away my old couch and I need a truck. I'll be able to get whatever I need, when I need it, for much less cost. The car share thing is most definitely the wave of the future.

Yep. Probably be able to get a membership that you pay monthly and you can use any vehicle in the fleet on demand.

So I have to wait for a car to pick me up to run out?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You're a pretty good example of why gov will have to step in to make this work.

I think he is having a little fun with us at this point.

Half fun half serious. I don't want to wait for some car to pick me up. I don't want to have to take all the #### out of my car. I leave all my daughters softball gear, my clubs, my coaching stuff, etc in my vehicle. Just a hassle to constantly switch that up I know it's minor in the grand scheme

I get what you are saying. What will happen though is behavior will change and accommodations will be made that eliminate those issues in various ways. At the end of the day though life will always be a bit of a pain in the butt.

 

[TripItUp]

Where do see data that millennials in suburbia don't own cars?

I know it has decreased, but not as much. I'll try to find another article...I follow the topic pretty closely for business reasons.

I read your Washington Post article but there are a lot of places where there is not a lot of public transportation and you don't live near close enough to ride a bike to work. What other option is there? Urban areas I can see, suburbs not so much.

suburbs/rural areas will probably be less rideshare, but still have driverless...if I had to guess. Rideshare you need a critical mass, however for driverless you don't. It will basically a cheaper option to what the suburbs have now.

 

[comfortably numb]

Cars will talk with each other so if a deer runs into the road, all the cars in that area will know as soon as the deer is "seen" by the first car. If something is in the roadway that shouldn't be there all the cars will communicate with each other to safely navigate around or avoid hitting the object.

Commute times will decrease significantly due to all of the cars knowing where each other is going (smoother flowing traffic).

Cars will draft one another for increased fuel economy, and it will increase the # of cars that can be driven safely on the roads.

Speed limits will increase.

People can work/read/sleep on the way to and from work.

This is happening, and it will be life altering.

The biggest gains will be seen when all of the cars are driverless.

Will it honk at pretty woman on the roads?

Can you alter the settings to what kind of honk depending how hot the woman is?

Will there be a setting for gay/latina/redheads etc...

 

[belljr]

"IF I CAN CHANGE USE CAN CHANGE" - ROCKY

Seriously. Do I see a great benefit of this? Absolutely.

Do I see this effectively being adopted soon everywhere? Nope

There are too many inconveniences to us selfish Americans. I'm all in on a driverless car commuter though

 

[NCCommish]

Cars will talk with each other so if a deer runs into the road, all the cars in that area will know as soon as the deer is "seen" by the first car. If something is in the roadway that shouldn't be there all the cars will communicate with each other to safely navigate around or avoid hitting the object.

Commute times will decrease significantly due to all of the cars knowing where each other is going (smoother flowing traffic).

Cars will draft one another for increased fuel economy, and it will increase the # of cars that can be driven safely on the roads.

Speed limits will increase.

People can work/read/sleep on the way to and from work.

This is happening, and it will be life altering.

The biggest gains will be seen when all of the cars are driverless.

Will it honk at pretty woman on the roads?

Can you alter the settings to what kind of honk depending how hot the woman is?

Will there be a setting for gay/latina/redheads etc...

There will be an app for that.

 

[TripItUp]

Cars will talk with each other so if a deer runs into the road, all the cars in that area will know as soon as the deer is "seen" by the first car. If something is in the roadway that shouldn't be there all the cars will communicate with each other to safely navigate around or avoid hitting the object.

Commute times will decrease significantly due to all of the cars knowing where each other is going (smoother flowing traffic).

Cars will draft one another for increased fuel economy, and it will increase the # of cars that can be driven safely on the roads.

Speed limits will increase.

People can work/read/sleep on the way to and from work.

This is happening, and it will be life altering.

The biggest gains will be seen when all of the cars are driverless.

The more interesting topic is what does it do to other dynamics of the economy and society.

Predictably, with shorter commute time, property values should go down, increasing home ownership.

We are talking significant benefits here that this thread hasn't started to discuss.

 

[NCCommish]

"IF I CAN CHANGE USE CAN CHANGE" - ROCKY

Seriously. Do I see a great benefit of this? Absolutely.

Do I see this effectively being adopted soon everywhere? Nope

There are too many inconveniences to us selfish Americans. I'm all in on a driverless car commuter though

It will certainly be driven initially by businesses particularly transportation sector stuff like long haul. Remove thousands of dollars of cost yearly eliminating the driver.

 

[comfortably numb]

I've been joking but I do see this as the next big thing to completely change our lifestyle in the 21st century

The end of the 20th century introduced the internet that forever changed our social lifestyles.

I can see the 21st century being the century that forever changed our commuting lifestyle.

 

[belljr]

"IF I CAN CHANGE USE CAN CHANGE" - ROCKY

Seriously. Do I see a great benefit of this? Absolutely.

Do I see this effectively being adopted soon everywhere? Nope

There are too many inconveniences to us selfish Americans. I'm all in on a driverless car commuter though

It will certainly be driven initially by businesses particularly transportation sector stuff like long haul. Remove thousands of dollars of cost yearly eliminating the driver.

I hope the computer knows how to back up a big rig. I could see that being hilariously awful

 

[Foosball God]

Where do see data that millennials in suburbia don't own cars?

I know it has decreased, but not as much. I'll try to find another article...I follow the topic pretty closely for business reasons.

I read your Washington Post article but there are a lot of places where there is not a lot of public transportation and you don't live near close enough to ride a bike to work. What other option is there? Urban areas I can see, suburbs not so much.

suburbs/rural areas will probably be less rideshare, but still have driverless...if I had to guess. Rideshare you need a critical mass, however for driverless you don't. It will basically a cheaper option to what the suburbs have now.

I can definitely see a ride share coming and I could see a lot of benefits, but will it really be cheaper? Will you really not have to wait a long time in peak demand times? Hard to say but there are a lot of intriguing possibilities. I'm actually much more on board with this idea then I am about the government outlawing manual drive.

 

[Foosball God]

Holy ####. Mapquest had a "scenic" route option years ago. I don't understand all the "go the same way every time" comments. You will be able to tell the car to take the scenic route or via Road X or Highway Z. This is not a difficult hurdle to overcome.

Everyone going the same scenic route. Sweet.

 

[NCCommish]

"IF I CAN CHANGE USE CAN CHANGE" - ROCKY

Seriously. Do I see a great benefit of this? Absolutely.

Do I see this effectively being adopted soon everywhere? Nope

There are too many inconveniences to us selfish Americans. I'm all in on a driverless car commuter though

It will certainly be driven initially by businesses particularly transportation sector stuff like long haul. Remove thousands of dollars of cost yearly eliminating the driver.

I hope the computer knows how to back up a big rig. I could see that being hilariously awful

The first trials will be a good blopper reel. But with proper sensor placement and programming it will be able to put a trailer into a very tight space.

 

[comfortably numb]

"IF I CAN CHANGE USE CAN CHANGE" - ROCKY

Seriously. Do I see a great benefit of this? Absolutely.

Do I see this effectively being adopted soon everywhere? Nope

There are too many inconveniences to us selfish Americans. I'm all in on a driverless car commuter though

It will certainly be driven initially by businesses particularly transportation sector stuff like long haul. Remove thousands of dollars of cost yearly eliminating the driver.

I agree here.

Much like the internet.

It began as a way for business to have another marketing outlet and ways to exchange info.

The second that regular people saw how it could have value in their day to day lives the internet popped up in every household.

Now my refrigerator has a way to connect to the internet,

 

[NutterButter]

Holy ####. Mapquest had a "scenic" route option years ago. I don't understand all the "go the same way every time" comments. You will be able to tell the car to take the scenic route or via Road X or Highway Z. This is not a difficult hurdle to overcome.

What microscopic percentage of rides are we even talking about here?

 

[TripItUp]

okay, gottta run....this is the best topic in the FFA since yoga pants...and stuff.

It will change the world.