On 22/11/2017 21:35, Huge wrote:
On 2017-11-22, charles wrote:
In article ,
harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 21 November 2017 13:11:40 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 20/11/2017 21:11, Huge wrote:
On 2017-11-20, Bill wrote:
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
It's worked well on my last two cars. Only two I've had with it. If
only they could make rain sensing wipers that work properly. ;-)

Are the designers of rain sensing wipers the same people saying we will
all be using driverless cars by 2021? :-)

*applause*


Will a queue of driverless cars, waiting at traffic lights all
move off at exactly the same time, or will it be the usual
yo-yo effect as each car waits until the car in front has started
to move ?.

Nobody will buy a driverless car.
Expense.
People like to drive.
Nobody will trust them.
So, another load of ********.

They'd be very useful coming back from the pub. _ mines a 40 minute walkl
away.

It's harry. Driverless cars will be a roaring success.

And I for one would love to have one. What kind of arsehole enjoys
motorway driving?

When they are good enough, I can see them being great for many journeys,
both long boring ones or shorter repetetive ones.

I forsee one massive problem though. Once pedestrians and cyclists get
used to them, they'll simply step/pull out without waiting for a gap in
the traffic, knowing that the cars WILL stop. A recipe for chaos as huge
numbers of pedestrians cross anywhere and everywhere causing emergency
stops, minor injuries as passengers are thrown around and traffic
stopping and starting continually causing massive delays. Cyclists will
be free to jump all the lights in safety, change lanes without warning,
ride the wrong way along roads, etc.

At least cars with actual drivers will still be identifieable by their
number plates, so they won't be able to rely on the same actions without
any sanctions.

It'll also be a paradise for muggers who can wait 'til only a single car
is passing, jump out and rob the passengers.

The only practical way I can see to prevent these problems is one that I
can't see being accepted - program the cars to sometimes not stop in
time, so that people remain wary. Not late enough to cause serious
injury, but certainly enough to hurt and shock.

SteveW