Motoring Discussion > Driverless cars Miscellaneous
Thread Author: smokie Replies: 8
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New Wed 9 May 12 15:58 
 Driverless cars - smokie
What's the point?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17989553

A car is usually used to get someone from A to B.

Only thing I can think of is that non-drivers will also be able to add to the congestion...
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New Wed 9 May 12 16:16 
 Driverless cars - Old Navy
>> What's the point?
>>

That before long cars will be safer drivers than people.
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New Wed 9 May 12 17:02 
 Driverless cars - -
Quite pleased i'll have pushed up a few million daisies by the time this becomes reality in everyday travel.

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New Wed 9 May 12 17:09 
 Driverless cars - Armel Coussine
I dunno GB. They may be almost upon us, but not in this country just yet.

The only way they will be safe though is if they mimse even more slowly and infuriatingly than the utter c-words driving about now. At least one in ten even in London.
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New Wed 9 May 12 17:30 
 Driverless cars - Runfer D'Hills
Probably being gentle on their clutches AC... Horsing the car around in traffic doesn't half wear 'em out you know. Can be an expensive do when they fail.

:-)
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New Wed 9 May 12 17:41 
 Driverless cars - Armel Coussine
Heh heh... damn cheek. But you may have a point. I'm very disapproving of clutch abuse, but the frontier between use and abuse is a very broad one in practice.

Some of these mimsing c-words probably think they're saving fuel as well as being kind to their clutches. As they brake downhill and then accelerate up the next one to maintain their miserable 45 or so... it's enough to make a strong man weep.
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New Thu 10 May 12 12:43 
 Driverless cars - Focusless
>> What's the point?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18012812
"Driverless cars and how they would change motoring"
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New Thu 10 May 12 22:23 
 Driverless cars - Harleyman
From the Trucknet website, a comment worthy of Clarkson.....



"This is a positive step forward for the United States. Anything that removes Americans from behind the wheel is a good thing. "



I really can't better that...... :-)
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New Tue 29 May 12 15:14 
 Driverless cars - Focusless
"Volvo's self-drive 'convoy' hits the Spanish motorway" (although lead vehicle driven by a human)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18248841
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