CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES

[Jasper]

Manual driving will never be illegal.  There will always be places that aren't mapped, or don't have an address.  And you might simply want to drive without a destination in mind.

The legislation would never even get written.  Not even stupid people would want that.

[Elder Iptuous]

Although i think these advances are fantastic, and i can't wait for the changes they will bring, i think Dok is right that there will be a push to have driving manually banned.  at least within municipalities.
there's a pretty emotional argument, around 10000 lives annually in the states, i believe to be made there.
i don't agree with the premise, but i'm sure it would be made.  just like gun control.

on a separate note, imagine what this would do for the collective happiness of the nation?  they say that the morning commute factors as one of the largest items determining a persons day to day happiness.  the closer you live to work, the happier you are.  well, i can't imagine that correlation would hold true if you could spend the commute time reading, or whatever other relaxing activity you want to do.
relatedly, what would it do to sprawl?  i would think it would reinforce the trend to 'exurbs'.  hell, i'd live further out, if the morning commute could be spent doing something useful...

[Doktor Howl]

So, I have 8 years and 3 months before they say that it's too unsafe for us to drive ourselves.

I LIKE the competition (Yeah, I'm THAT guy).  I like screaming obscenities at other drivers, flipping people off, and dodging stupid fucking snowbirds that stop for no Goddamn reason in the road.  I truly ENJOY screaming down the highway at idiotic speeds, blasting Let It Bleed on the mp3 player I finally caved in and bought.

These are a few of my favorite things.

And now the Safety Nazis will have a practical way to take them away from me.

[Doktor Howl]

hell, i'd live further out, if the morning commute could be spent doing something useful...

YES, THERE'LL BE MORE TIME TO BE PRODUCTIVE!

HAHAHAHAHAHAICAN'TSTANDIT!

[Doktor Howl]

Manual driving will never be illegal.  There will always be places that aren't mapped, or don't have an address.  And you might simply want to drive without a destination in mind.

The legislation would never even get written.  Not even stupid people would want that.

You really don't understand America™, Siggie.  No offense.

[Elder Iptuous]

hell, i'd live further out, if the morning commute could be spent doing something useful...

YES, THERE'LL BE MORE TIME TO BE PRODUCTIVE!

HAHAHAHAHAHAICAN'TSTANDIT!

yeah.   
i'd love to have more time to read these days...
i'm not talking about teleconferencing, or something.

[Doktor Howl]

hell, i'd live further out, if the morning commute could be spent doing something useful...

YES, THERE'LL BE MORE TIME TO BE PRODUCTIVE!

HAHAHAHAHAHAICAN'TSTANDIT!

yeah.   
i'd love to have more time to read these days...
i'm not talking about teleconferencing, or something.

But that's what will happen.  169% guaranteed.

My name is Doktor Howl, and I know the face of degeneracy.

[Elder Iptuous]

...yeah. i thought about that right after i posted.
what's to keep them from expecting you to be punched in while riding?  hell the onstar will have a punchcard clock molded to it...

but, take heart! im sure there will be opportunities for creative fun available in resisting the change though, Dok...

[Jasper]

Manual driving will never be illegal.  There will always be places that aren't mapped, or don't have an address.  And you might simply want to drive without a destination in mind.

The legislation would never even get written.  Not even stupid people would want that.

You really don't understand America™, Siggie.  No offense.

Oh, none taken.  For me, that's high praise.

[Doktor Howl]

...yeah. i thought about that right after i posted.
what's to keep them from expecting you to be punched in while riding?  hell the onstar will have a punchcard clock molded to it...

but, take heart! im sure there will be opportunities for creative fun available in resisting the change though, Dok...

Yeah, but it's a losing battle.  And I grow weary of losing battles.

[Doktor Howl]

Manual driving will never be illegal.  There will always be places that aren't mapped, or don't have an address.  And you might simply want to drive without a destination in mind.

The legislation would never even get written.  Not even stupid people would want that.

You really don't understand America™, Siggie.  No offense.

Oh, none taken.  For me, that's high praise.

Sure.

But you're going to get ground into hamburger anyway.

[Jasper]

Yanno, commercial airplanes mostly drive themselves.  Autopilot is pretty sophisticated these days.  Nothing terrible about that.

[Doktor Howl]

Yanno, commercial airplanes mostly drive themselves.  Autopilot is pretty sophisticated these days.  Nothing terrible about that.

So do trains and space shuttles (when we had them).  I'm not sure I get what you're saying, here.

[Jasper]

Just that it's more a part of daily life than you might think.  So are robots.  They're just part of normality, so nothing seems amiss.

I guess I'm just saying that either it will become a normal thing that nobody particularly cares about, or faze out as an interesting fad that people get tired of.

[Doktor Howl]

Just that it's more a part of daily life than you might think.  So are robots.  They're just part of normality, so nothing seems amiss.

I guess I'm just saying that either it will become a normal thing that nobody particularly cares about, or faze out as an interesting fad that people get tired of.

I've never driven a 757, a train, or a space shuttle.

I like driving a car.  That will be just one more thing taken away from me, alongside public nudity and irresponsible firearm use.