Self driving car kills its first pedestrian!

[NYC-SE]

I just don't see the need for a self driving car. It does interest me from a technical standpoint. I think it would be a great adventure trying to get it to work properly. And I am sure that eventually they will get there.

But what is driving this progress? Not the adventure of discovery. It is greed and not need in my opinion. Why do we as consumers need a driverless car? If you don't want to drive take a bus! Or an Uber...ahh there it is. If Uber finally gets this right then they can eliminate the drivers from the equation. No more having to split fares with them. It's greed motivating this thing, not need.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by NYC-SE

I just don't see the need for a self driving car. It does interest me from a technical standpoint. I think it would be a great adventure trying to get it to work properly. And I am sure that eventually they will get there.

But what is driving this progress? Not the adventure of discovery. It is greed and not need in my opinion. Why do we as consumers need a driverless car? If you don't want to drive take a bus! Or an Uber...ahh there it is. If Uber finally gets this right then they can eliminate the drivers from the equation. No more having to split fares with them. It's greed motivating this thing, not need.

Following the money is always a safe bet but I think the genesis of this from the good intention folks out there is the hope that through technology, we'll get to a place where less road deaths happen from self-driving cars than human drivers. Nowhere near that yet but that's the idea.

Self-driving cars will also allow passengers to use the commute time on other things. For example, I have a friend that rides the train to work specifically so he can use the time to study for the LSAT.

[Captain Yaris]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Following the money is always a safe bet but I think the genesis of this from the good intention folks out there is the hope that through technology, we'll get to a place where less road deaths happen from self-driving cars than human drivers. Nowhere near that yet but that's the idea.

Self-driving cars will also allow passengers to use the commute time on other things. For example, I have a friend that rides the train to work specifically so he can use the time to study for the LSAT.

So then your friend becomes a lawyer, makes a ton of cash, and tries to buy an exotic expensive car, oh wait... “For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost.”

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Captain Yaris

So then your friend becomes a lawyer, makes a ton of cash, and tries to buy an exotic expensive car, oh wait... “For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost.”

Ha!