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  1. LoveHatePoker LoveHatePoker is offline

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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 9:31am)

    This article suggests it could be in our future. Would you go for the supposed safety and luxury of having a car that drives itself or would you prefer to be in control of your vehicle?
    Edited By: LoveHatePoker Aug 12th, 2010 at 09:33 AM
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 9:35am) in reply to LoveHatePoker

    if the system had an unblemished track record...i would.
     
  3. zeppelinzoso16 zeppelinzoso16 is offline world traveler

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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 9:43am) in reply to Mr. Blonde

    definitely

    Driving is not that fun. Not sure why it gives so many people a hard on
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 9:47am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    You clearly have not driven the right car yet
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 9:51am) in reply to wywrot

    In that case over 99 percent of the population doesn't drive the "right car". I wouldn't spend my money on that car even if I had it

    And the only reason to get that car is for the pussy one hopes comes with it
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:16am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    if it was guaranteed not to fuck up, yes. but that is impossible so no.
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:18am) in reply to curiousgeorge

    Only if it was a sick looking coupe.
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:19am) in reply to Niceguy

    I love driving but I do have a long daily commute to work and sometimes I do think self-driving cars would be pretty sick. Of course when you're as paranoid as I am you probably wouldn't find them that relaxing...

    Still, beats the train
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:28am) in reply to curiousgeorge

     
    Originally Posted by curiousgeorge View Post

    if it was guaranteed not to fuck up, yes. but that is impossible so no.

    Over 30,000 people in the US died last year in car accidents. That is almost a 100 people every single day. Don't see why the technology cannot eventually be put into place to make driving much much safer even if the number is not zero

    plus, no more need for designated drivers after the bar--or in reality, an end to drunk driving
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:34am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    30,000 a year out of 307 million is 9.77 x 10e -5 or

    .0000977 or .00977% or less than 100th of 1 percent.

    Might as well be zero.
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 10:42am) in reply to Niceguy

    If we had cool highways like in Minority report
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 11:00am) in reply to darkpoker12

    Only if every single person in the country had these cars. Why? Because while my car can self-drive itself, that won't stop Joe Blow from T-boning me.
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 11:00am) in reply to Niceguy

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    30,000 a year out of 307 million is 9.77 x 10e -5 or

    .0000977 or .00977% or less than 100th of 1 percent.

    Might as well be zero.

    Tell that to the hundred families who lose somebody every day. Or you can tell me, my friend died 11 days ago and will be included in that number for 2010. I am going to stay with my friend in a couple weeks whose sister was killed in a car accident, I'll be sure to tell him the number may as well be zero. Just post it on your facebook, I'm sure you have some friends who will strongly disagree

    Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do. Always amuses me when people say they don't think it is safe to go somewhere because of terrorism, but they don't think twice before jumping in a car, something far more likely and far more dangerous. A couple people posted it about Istanbul recently which is laughable. Or a country like Israel has experienced far more deaths on their highways than all their wars and terrorism combined
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 11:10am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    I've had a friend die from being hit by a drunk driver. It sucks. However out of all the causes of death in this country, 30,000 is an insignificant number. If it happens it's a fluke. Comparing the danger of cars to terrorism is sensationalist at best, and intellectually dishonest at worst.

    May your friend rest in peace and the family find solace.
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 11:18am) in reply to Niceguy

    ty

    I only made that comparison because people are always making comments to me that they don't think a country is safe to visit because of terrorism. It is propaganda. I know that when I travel the most dangerous thing I do is get in a car. It is not something that worries me or prevents me from doing anything, but a danger nonetheless. There are more likely means of death, but if the number can be greatly reduced I am all for it. And death is just the extreme scenario, injuries and accidents are far more common...
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 12:29pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16


    tho
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 12:30pm) in reply to Niceguy

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    30,000 is an insignificant number. If it happens it's a fluke.

    While admittedly this is a crude estimate, if the rate is 30,000/300 million per year and is constant over the course of your life, from birth over the next 80 years you would have a 1-[1-30,000/300,000,000]^80=~.00797 or .797% chance of dying from a car accident in your life, or in other words about 1 in 125. To me, that's scarily high, and I would welcome anything that would improve those chances.
    Edited By: afpunk Aug 12th, 2010 at 12:30 PM
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    Aug 12th, 2010 (8/12/2010 12:45pm) in reply to afpunk

    fuck da police
     
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