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President Trump has privately voiced skepticism about driverless cars
2019-03-20
[The Hill] President Trump has reportedly expressed skepticism on more than one occasion about the move toward self-driving cars.

Axios, citing four sources who've heard him discuss the subject, reported on Sunday that Trump doesn't see the usefulness of autonomous vehicles. He has also reportedly said that he would never let a computer-operated car drive him.

"He's definitely an automated car skeptic," one source told Axios.

Trump's concerns about autonomous vehicles are not unusual. A survey of Americans released last week by AAA found that 71 percent of respondents are afraid of riding in a driverless car.

The Axios report also says that Trump has acted out scenes of what are supposed to be frenetic autonomous vehicles to make his point that they don't make sense. He has reportedly acted out these scenes on Air Force One and in the White House.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  I swear my current smartass car's auto features conspire to kill me.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-03-20 19:07  

#7  Is this considered an impeachable offense?
Posted by: AlanC   2019-03-20 15:13  

#6  The other 'driverless car'.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-20 15:03  

#5  It's an open question whether computers can drive cars, especially in a Kobayashi Maru scenario. And there are still some very difficult problems to solve like snow and road work.

That said, BP is right on. We know for a fact that people can't drive.
Posted by: Iblis   2019-03-20 14:55  

#4  I'm often skeptical about driven cars too.

Indeed. Last I looked, around 30,000-40,000 people died in traffic accidents. If robots can kill fewer than that, it's a win.

Two of the most common accident types are lane departures where you veer off the road into a tree or oncoming traffic, and running into a stopped car ahead of you. AI should be able to assist with both of those cases even if full self-driving autonomy is a bridge too far.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-03-20 13:27  

#3  Liability will keep them from mass adoption for a long time. Scam artists will specialize in causing automated driving cars and trucks to crash into them. One multi-million dollar award can negate replacing a hundred or more semi drivers for a year.
Posted by: Ulomosh Whamp4579   2019-03-20 13:26  

#2  I'm often sceptical about driven cars too.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-03-20 11:43  

#1  Not practical unless they can allow extra clearance for a four-year old playing with a ball.
Posted by: Bobby   2019-03-20 10:21  

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