Do You Want Your Car to Become More "Connected?"

[AustinIllini]

Google has logged in over 1 million driverless miles.

Everyone is so tentative like "it can't be done". It is being done right now. Not on a track, in real life. Driverless cars can see in all directions at all times. When a driverless car gets in a bad situation, it doesn't panic and is programmed to just stop or find the best safe state. Driverless cars don't drive in the wrong direction on a crowded highway.

In 20 years, we'll be lamenting the days when your friends and family perished in car accidents. Pray to whatever God you believe in that you make it to that day, because the most dangerous thing you do every day is get in your car and put your life in the hands of strangers.

 

[samiwas]

Google has logged in over 1 million driverless miles.

Call me skeptical. If you think this is a viable solution and that thousands of driverless cars will all just coexist along with regular cars and everything the world has to offer with very few accidents, then so be it. Let's see where we are in 15 years.

Oh, I forgot to ask, how long have we been expecting flying cars now?

 

[AustinIllini]

Call me skeptical. If you think this is a viable solution and that thousands of driverless cars will all just coexist along with regular cars and everything the world has to offer, then so be it. Let's see where we are in 15 years.

Oh, I forgot to ask, how long have we been expecting flying cars now?

It's not a viable solution. It's the only solution. Planes, trains, chemical plants, assembly lines are all automated. Cars are next. People will go from being drivers to Automotive pilots.

There are so many real, tangible reasons why flying cars aren't viable. Making a car fly would require an unnecessarily high amount of energy, cause severe environmental damage both in energy consumption and light blockage.

All automated cars will do is save lives by taking the human error out of traffic.

 

[samiwas]

It's not a viable solution. It's the only solution. Planes, trains, chemical plants, assembly lines are all automated. Cars are next. People will go from being drivers to Automotive pilots.

There are so many real, tangible reasons why flying cars aren't viable. Making a car fly would require an unnecessarily high amount of energy, cause severe environmental damage both in energy consumption and light blockage.

All automated cars will do is save lives by taking the human error out of traffic.

Like I said...let's see where we are in 15 years.

 

[heehee]

Call me skeptical. If you think this is a viable solution and that thousands of driverless cars will all just coexist along with regular cars and everything the world has to offer with very few accidents, then so be it. Let's see where we are in 15 years.

Oh, I forgot to ask, how long have we been expecting flying cars now?

Here is a video about Google driverless cars, including construction zones, bicycles, cars running red lights, school bus, police cars stopped on the side, etc. It'll show real life city driving around 7:45.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_urmson_how_a_driverless_car_sees_the_road?language=en

 

[samiwas]

Here is a video about Google driverless cars, including construction zones, bicycles, cars running red lights, school bus, police cars stopped on the side, etc. It'll show real life city driving around 7:45.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_urmson_how_a_driverless_car_sees_the_road?language=en

Thanks for the link. It was fascinating to watch. Still not sold on the idea, but we'll see how it develops.

 

[dogslobber]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KARR_(Knight_Rider)

That's why you don't want self driving cars. Forget the Google sci-fi nonsense.

 

[samiwas]

I started thinking about it more. Do any of these Google driverless cars have the ability for the passenger to take over in certain situations, or is it a completely driverless car? I didn't see any steering wheel or pedals, so I'm curious.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Heck no: More things to go wrong.

Give me low tech. I like roll down windows for that reason.

As do I.

Not to mention **** like texting and driving is still perfectly legal in several jurisdictions in the US.

The idea of self driving cars is nice and all, but some stricter distracted driving laws, better enforcement, and like you said, better training can go a long way towards making our roads safer. But that won't happen because freedom. And I won't say anything more on the subject to avoid this getting sent to PRSI

To the question posed by the OP, no.

Although the thread has evolved into a discussion on the merits of driverless cars, I had assumed that it meant being further 'connected' with the world; and no; there are times when you need to be disconnected, in order to mull stuff over in your head and think about things without distraction.

I believe that the solution to that is either make being able to drive cars yourself a privilege, or send people who can't drive properly (60% of people on the road) to hell and take their license away.

Or, as a European, might I suggest investing in a proper, safe, reliable, affordable public transport system.

 

[RenoG]

Back on topic,
Cars have enough issues as it is, the last thing I want to have to deal with is bugs, hacks and or other software issues that will render my car and any major feature useless.
No thanks.....if I have a choice.

 

[MICHAELSD]

Yup, thread technically is not about self-driving cars but rather cars connected to the Internet and your devices.

Speaking of being more "connected to the world," it would be a scary thought if every car had Tesla's touchscreen interface, which includes a web browser. (I'm going to assume that's disabled while driving...)

 

[sdilley14]

I personally would like my car to be more connected. I'd like to be able to lock/unlock from my phone, remote start, turn on the AC/heater before I'm in the car. It'd also be nice to have an app that I can access from anywhere that shows vehicle performance and diagnostic information (tire pressure, fuel economy, fluid levels, etc). It'd also be nice to be able to find a GPS address from my phone and "beam" it to my car, that way when I get in it's already set to take a certain route (the GPS address input in my 2012 Camry is cumbersome and annoying).

I understand that with more connectivity comes more risk, but I guess the risks don't really scare me that much.

 

[lowendlinux]

No I don't want my car more connected I want it less connected.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

No I don't want my car more connected I want it less connected.

Agree completely.

My dream cars are those classics form the 60s, E-Type Jaguars, the Rover P5, the classic gorgeous Citroen DS, one or two of the old wonderful Saabs, and so on.

While I would love to master how to play an iPod on an old car, anything beyond that is redundant, as far as I am concerned. There are times I want to be less connected, and times when I don't want to be connected, or contactable, at all.

Moreover, I want to be able to note the landscape, or cityscape while I am passing, pay attention to my surroundings and take the time to think about things. I'm not sure that it is a good idea to be super-connected all day every day.

 

[satcomer]

Back on topic,
Cars have enough issues as it is, the last thing I want to have to deal with is bugs, hacks and or other software issues that will render my car and any major feature useless.
No thanks.....if I have a choice.

Plus with connected cars if it is connected then it could be hacked!

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