Count me in for a big fucking yeah. No more drunk/drugged driving, falling asleep at the wheel, road rage, distracted driving, ect.
sober in case the vehicle malfunctions.
The car will probably report you if you're drunk.
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I will outperform a robot every time.
I see more. Better instincts. Better reflexes. Better intuition re directions.
Home of the brave!
Just kidding.
I just rented a car for the ND-Clemson weekend. I can't even stand the warning signals and the assisted driving features they are putting on cars nowadays...the "smarter" the cars are, the dumber my driving experience gets. (I'm so glad I turned down the drive assist package on my newest car.)
Automated driving is the future, though. We won't be able to stop it, unfortunately.
Me: So you would be perfectly comfortable, fast asleep in passenger seat, while the robot drives you on a 6 hour trip through the rainy night to Boston?
Kid: Yes. Of course.
Me: What about robot error?
Kid: Why would there ever be robot error?
Me: OK. Let's say you decide to stop for dinner. How does a robot know when to pull over for the perfect burger joint?
Kid: I tell him after checking my phone.
Me: Bullshit! You have to eyeball the place. Often a split second decision ... made before you drive past the place.
Me: OK, so let's say you need gas. Who pumps the gas?
Kid: The robot, of course.
Me: What if the gas station is getting robbed? Does the robot keep pumping?
Kid: Why would a gas station get robbed? There won't be any currency.
Me: OK, so you are at the burger joint and the hot waitress asks you to follow her home. How does the robot know where she lives?
The voice of Hal, Shakespearean actor Douglas Rain, died in 2018.
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