Posted by Don-Wi on January 17, 2018 at 11:42:03 from (99.203.15.227):
In Reply to: Autonomous cars posted by Eldon (WA) on January 17, 2018 at 10:36:12:
they very easily could handle adverse conditions, and would likely decrease speed until no wheel slip is sensed, which would be much slower than most people drive in these same conditions.
I had a 2003 VW that would turn off the cruise control if it felt the wheels slip at all. My brother has had several cars with adaptive cruise control that can adjust speed based on traffic around you. I don't see why 15 years later people seem so leery about the technologies. Things can fail, but these test vehicles out there are proving to be much safer than most human drivers.
Give it time, and there will be many more out there and even your trucks used for hauling tractors around will be automated. Maybe not in your lifetime, but probably in mine or my children's. Just look at all the advances since you were born.
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