Well with recent passing of Ryan Dunn (R.I.P.), among other things, I've been thinking when will we have cars that drive themselves and how might that work?"
I think some cars already have the early stages of the technology that will be needed for a car to drive itself and the actual technology might already exist, but it is far from being mass produced.
Is it even possible for a car to drive all on it's own on the highways and by- ways of today? The car maybe programmed to take you from one place to the next, but how will it react to other drivers on the road?
I think for there ever to be a car with artificial intelligence that drives all on it's own, every car must be connected to the same network and people could no longer drive themselves, unless they are in a non A.I. automobile zone (so you would either have an AI car or you wouldn't since your car would have to be programmed/based from your house.)
Would you give up your freedom to drive if this were a safer way to travel and you didn't have to worry about drunk driver's, people falling asleep, *insert joke here, and just all around incompetent drivers?
I know some of you are car enthusiasts so I'd like to get your thoughts on the matter. How long do you think it will take before we see car's driving themself (if ever) and how do you feel about it?
Not being in control of your motor vehicle is a scary thought so for something like this to ever be implemented it'd have to be safe beyond a reasonable doubt. I think it'd be a long time, if ever for that to happen, because aside from other cars you have to worry about pedestrians and other variables.
