• venusaur@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Am I an old fart for being concerned about future generations growing up with self driving cars?

    I guess I grew up with a lot of automated things, but I feel like driving is something that people should be able to do for safety reasons.

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      2 months ago

      I guess I grew up with a lot of automated things, but I feel like driving is something that people should be able to do for safety reasons.

      Have you not met “people”? People drive like absolute idiots. I had to emergency brake just yesterday because the woman driving the car to my right was drifting into my lane at highway speeds while she negotiated a large 24oz can of some beverage in her left driving hand while simultaneously holding a cigarette. Her right hand and both eyes were busy doing something on her cell phone.

      There is very little safe about people driving.

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        2 months ago

        Yeah people suck at driving, but they’ll just get worse while the automation is being ironed out and eventually they won’t know how to drive at all. What about an emergency situation that the automated cars and/or roads aren’t programmed for?

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          2 months ago

          It’s almost like forcing a majority of the population to drive a 2 ton vehicle at over 60mph was a bad idea that has no real fix. Maybe we should make some changes so cars aren’t the default mode of transportation anymore?