Toyota, Apple and Google are working on a ‘driverless car.’ These little bugs are supposed to take the worry out of driving and make decisions based upon the data received. They speed up, slow down, yield to traffic, navigate obstacles, maintain safe distances from other cars, and honk the horn at good looking women. I made that last one up.
While these are all in development stages, Google is reportedly working with the city of Austin, Texas for some test runs. Another new technology is taking the place of human responsibility.
Don’t scoff. They laughed at the “Dick Tracey” watch too. Before long we could see cars zipping along the roadways with no driver. Which presents at least one problem. Who are you going to make an obscene gesture to if the car cuts you off?
With all the advances in artificial intelligence, I suppose that driverless cars will someday be just another common traveler on the road.
My opinion is that artificial intelligence beats no intelligence.
Try driving in East Texas where most drivers have none.
PMO
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