self driving cars: good for bikers or beggining of the end?

[Ribenapigeon]

So, self driving cars. It looks like the future but will it be good for bikers as no more stupid humans driving into us, or the beginning of the end of being free to control your vehicle?

[monkeybiker]

If they have self driving cars on the road do you really think you will be allowed to ride your motorcycle around them?

I would think once they are deemed safe and reliable they will all be self drive.

Only self driving you will be allowed to do would be in a video game or on a track.

[ScaredyCat]

Self driving cars aren't going to be mainstream for a very, very, very,very, very, very,very, very, very,very, very, very,very, very, very,very, very, very long time. You'll probably be dead before they are.
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[doggone]

You can imagine them doing a sort of urban circuit along with buses.
In real world driving around our archaic and poorly maintained road system the idea is kind of ridiculous.

[Polarbear]

They are testing these in Milton Keynes between the train station and the city centre.

They are going to be a scream on a saturday night with pissed up girls and boys doing everything from shagging to throwing up in them

They will also run on the pedestrian areas for the duration of the test.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31364441

The potential for fcuk ups is brilliant
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[Amber Phoenix]

Maybe early days, but they already drive far better than your average Addison Lee taxi...

I say, roll on. Can't be any worse than the majority of drivers out there. At least you know they'll indicate before a manoeuvre, they won't pull any daft and spontaneous lane twitching because the neighbouring lane is travelling 0.5mph faster and you know they'll always look both ways before pulling out!
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[daemonoid]

[BigShow]

They'll never become the norm. Human beings are still vastly superior in every way. But that's irrelevant, how much do councils and the government make each year from speeding drivers and parking fines etc? You really think they are going to give up that cash cow?

[daemonoid]

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[monkeybiker]

I think it would good if you didn't own the car and just payed for so many miles kind of like a phone contract.

You just use the next available car. Kind of like a taxi but you don't need paid the driver a wage.

Would save the hassle of parking.

[chris-red]

The problems are more economic than technical IMO. Self driving vehicles would put a fair chunk of the UK out of work.
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[stevo as b4]

Can we start with Taxi's and Bus's and see how that goes first?

If a huge Success then I would campaign to extend it to all vehicles that have four circles on the grille or a Quattro because your worth it badge!

[Moo.]

Can you imagine drunk people herding them?
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[Itchy]

Self driving cars will not catch on. Much the same way we still have air plane pilots.

The reason is liability and insurance.

Think about a car maker their cars are mass produced to the lowest bidder who will most likely cut corners.

It is a bigger question of who is liable when it goes wrong?

Right now the nut behind the wheel is liable, yet if we put an AI in charge, what happens when it goes wrong? Is it the car maker or the individual?

The opt out / easy method is to still make the 'operator' liable. Will the 'operator' have to be awake at all times and focusing on the road for when something goes wrong?

Because if so then although it may well self drive the fact it needs to be constantly monitored kinda negates a large part of its autonomy. I mean computers never go wrong right?


Kind of like air planes no doubt the 777 or Airbus can take off and land without the pilot doing anything after setting the program but they are there for redundancy as stuff goes wrong.
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[Jim Mc]

I reckon they'll be on the roads within a decade. Google have been really pushing it and they have the money to make it happen.

Contrary to some opinion here I think they'll be super popular. No more dealing with arsehole taxi drivers. No worrying about how tired you're going to be driving to the opposite end of the country for bidness.

[ScaredyCat]

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[mailee]

Computerised self drive cars powered by windows.....where would you like to crash today!

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[kramdra]

What about insurance? the car would need to be insured rather than the person. If this happens, can it be applied to normal vehicles. I think it'd be better.

Self driving bike could be interesting

Safety. Anything can be safe if its slow enough. These self driving cars will be slow. Think how much hesitation a learner or granny has at a simple junction, multiply by 1000. Once moving, Im sure they will do the speed limit on motorway, but I predict a major blockage of B roads Will the owner be able to set the speed above the speed limit? what if the speed limit changes which they keep talking about.

[monkeybiker]