Driverless Cars Are Here.

[foxy lady]

It seems that driverless cars are here amongst us.

I was reading a report about driverless cars in which a production model Tesla was driven for 14 miles down a UK motorway, in traffic, without the driver touching the controls.

It seems BMW and Mercedes have similar models available although the setting doesn't allow the cars to be driven hands free.YET.

It must be pretty disturbing to sit in a car where the driver isn't holding on to the steering wheel. It is probably even more disconcerting to be overtaken by one. However it appears that it is perfectly legal to drive such cars on our roads.

 

So much for not using mobile phones whilst driving.

 

Would you buy, drive or even sit in a car of this type whilst it was going down a motorway at 70 mph?

[geared]

of course, I'm looking forward to them becoming available to mere mortals.

 

I'd have mine drive me to work while I caught 40 winks in the back.

[L00b]

It must be pretty disturbing to sit in a car where the driver isn't holding on to the steering wheel. It is probably even more disconcerting to be overtaken by one.

I'll

for the comedy value and relevance

 

EDIT - snap geared

Would you buy, drive or even sit in a car of this type whilst it was going down a motorway at 70 mph?

Not in the UK, the traffic is too dense.

[Magilla]

Would you buy, drive or even sit in a car of this type whilst it was going down a motorway at 70 mph?

 

Would probably wait a bit while the kinks are worked out, but yeah I can't wait for the day TBH.

 

Within a couple of generations people will look back in amazement that anyone was allowed to drive manually.

[francypants]

It seems that driverless cars are here amongst us.

I was reading a report about driverless cars in which a production model Tesla was driven for 14 miles down a UK motorway, in traffic, without the driver touching the controls.

It seems BMW and Mercedes have similar models available although the setting doesn't allow the cars to be driven hands free.YET.

It must be pretty disturbing to sit in a car where the driver isn't holding on to the steering wheel. It is probably even more disconcerting to be overtaken by one. However it appears that it is perfectly legal to drive such cars on our roads.

 

So much for not using mobile phones whilst driving.

Would you buy, drive or even sit in a car of this type whilst it was going down a motorway at 70 mph?

 

Not if I could avoid it. I love driving, in fact I won't even have an automatic car.

[Cyclone]

It seems that driverless cars are here amongst us.

I was reading a report about driverless cars in which a production model Tesla was driven for 14 miles down a UK motorway, in traffic, without the driver touching the controls.

It seems BMW and Mercedes have similar models available although the setting doesn't allow the cars to be driven hands free.YET.

It must be pretty disturbing to sit in a car where the driver isn't holding on to the steering wheel. It is probably even more disconcerting to be overtaken by one. However it appears that it is perfectly legal to drive such cars on our roads.

 

So much for not using mobile phones whilst driving.

 

Would you buy, drive or even sit in a car of this type whilst it was going down a motorway at 70 mph?

 

How do you figure that it's legal?

 

---------- Post added 15-06-2016 at 11:47 ----------

 

Not in the UK, the traffic is too dense.

 

Compared to where? And why should the traffic density be an issue?

[Nagel]

If automatic cars become commonplace, will people still need to own their own car? Or will they call one up whenever a journey is needed, like a driverless taxi?

[foxy lady]

How do you figure that it's legal?

 

 

Because I read the article where such a car was driven along a UK motorway. They stated quite clearly that it was legal, it was filmed by the BBC, and I figure they probably know more about it than you do.

Edited June 15, 2016 by foxy lady

[PeteMorris]

I wonder if driverless cars will in time learn to swear at one another? It's a natural progression...We all know how to do it very well.

[L00b]

Compared to where?

In my driving experience of approx. 26 years, compared to France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Turkey, the US and many more.

 

I have little doubt that you will now run to Google for stats and bury me under counter-arguments. Let me forestall by declaring right away that I am wholly uninterested in being proven right or wrong.

 

I've been driving the 600 miles from Sheffield to my home place in France 2 or 3 times a year for 2 decades. The A1 and M1 and local A roads are always far, far busier than the A26, the A4 and national (A) and departmental (B) roads over there, the E10, E25, E40 and E411 in Belgium <etc.>. At any given time, including stupid-o-clock in the morning/night and at rush hour.

 

The only exception is the A31 stretch between Luxemburg and Nancy. Then again, Paris périphérique aside, that stretch is one of the, if not the, busiest motorway stretch by far, always has been. Unsurprisingly, since all Dutch, Belgians, northern Germans <etc.> transit on it when they travel south towards Spain, Italy, central and southern France.

And why should the traffic density be an issue?

Since it was a personal question, I have given a personal answer, based on the above perception (whether factually averred or not, that's irrelevant) Edited June 15, 2016 by L00b