Driverless cars on UK roads soon.

[Gravity Aided]

I think the best thing about driverless cars is that people will probably be in less of a rush, why rush to work when you can have a laptop in your car, eat your breakfast on the drive whilst watching tv or reading the paper. people then wouldn't get annoyed waiting at a junction, waiting at red lights or waiting behind a cyclist, to be honest they probably wouldnt even realise! the problem is going to be (as someone has already mentioned) is when you only have a few driverless cars! people will be overtaking them because they will do the exact speed limit or are waiting behind something.

Or ride a bus or trolley.

 

[GrasB]

I think the best thing about driverless cars is that people will probably be in less of a rush, why rush to work when you can have a laptop in your car, eat your breakfast on the drive whilst watching tv or reading the paper. people then wouldn't get annoyed waiting at a junction, waiting at red lights or waiting behind a cyclist, to be honest they probably wouldnt even realise! the problem is going to be (as someone has already mentioned) is when you only have a few driverless cars! people will be overtaking them because they will do the exact speed limit or are waiting behind something.

People get impatient & thus annoyed on trains & buses when they don't run to time tables. The difference is they can't affect the style of driving as they're not in control. One question would be should you be unable to take manual control of these cars under normal traffic conditions?

 

[w00hoo_kent]

That's from a film! It's fictional!

I know it's fictional, the Audi driver gets told off in the end.

 

[dexter101]

People get annoyed on trains because they spend the journey squashed next to someone else, unable to work on laptops as their isnt room or wi fi and generally its an uncomfortable, expensive and late means of transport. if I could be sat in my car on my commute as if i was still at home (ie relaxing) I wouldnt have a care in the world.

 

[captain nemo1701]

If one MUST have a driverless car, IMHO, it has to be this one:
http://www.mykitt.de/auto.php?lang=eng

 

[GrasB]

I know it's fictional, the Audi driver gets told off in the end.

Being attacked by autonomous humanoid robots gave the game away long before that

 

[User16390]

If driverless cars means the reduction of taxi drivers in my home town of Birmingham with an irrational chip on their shoulder towards cyclists, then I am all for it. Occupants vomiting over the upholstery or refusing to pay could be driven to the nearest old bill, no problems with unlicensed, non crb checked drivers working on the side (a serious issue in Birmingham), potentially safer for female passengers too, no bumping up the charges, no drivers smoking or talking on the phone whilst driving, no having to listen to whatever crap music the driver happens to like.

A no brainer in my opinion. Bring on driverless taxis.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

There's one befit of driverless cars that hasn't been mentioned yet. If you want a wife free weekend all you have to do is lock her in the car and program it to spend the whole weekend driving around the nearest roundabout.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

No need to find a parking space either. Just send it round the block for half hour while you visit the massage parlour do your shopping.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

I'm guessing there will be a pretty big step between driverless cars and unoccupied driverless cars. While in theory the two are as safe as each other I could see people being much more willing to accept a car where a human could get involved if need be (if only to say 'stop') than one with no humans in at all (especially if they also have a 'skynet' sticker on them. For reference, if I ever have one, it'll have a 'skynet' sticker on it.)

 

[User16390]

If the owner of the car was stopped by the police and found to be completely ratarsed, would he be exempt from drunk driving.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

If the owner of the car was stopped by the police and found to be completely ratarsed, would he be exempt from drunk driving.

No. he'd be drunk in charge. Driverless cars will have a manual over-ride, if for no other reason than mechanics may need to use it.

 

[benb]

Drat, so you won't (yet) be able to go out on the lash and get your car to pick you up and take you home.