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Old 01-07-2013, 12:46 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by GabAlmighty View Post
And do you know how expensive it costs for an airplanes auto pilot setup? Just to go RVSM up north is a $250,000 retro fit... And that's only to get within 1000' of other aircraft.

I can see something like they have in I Robot where you have certain dedicated thoroughfares where the car "locks" itself onto a sort of track and you can enter/exit at certain points.
Technology is moving very fast and Google already has a car that's done over 100000 miles. It's coming and it's coming faster than most people think.


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Originally Posted by kakucaekz View Post
I like the idea of a self driving vehicle, but it takes away from the experience of driving. If I wanted to spread out and relax on my commutes, I'd take the skytrain or other public transit, or even a taxi. A car is meant to be driven and controlled; with this automated driving, you might as well throw a bunch of railroad tracks on the streets and cart people around in train cars.

It'd be a cool option though, and I'm all for advances in technology, but not in this case.
I love to drive to but there are so many benefits to a self driving car. Think about a car that knows the light coming up is red. The car can slow itself down so by the time it gets to the light it will be green and it will also get rid of drinking and driving, speeding, and a whole bunch of other problems.
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