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The Automobile as We Know It Is Dead

There's a massive number of efforts going on to kill the car as we know it. Among them are efforts to make it a tiny self-driving box that we'd likely be embarrassed to be seen in, efforts to make it highly customized and amazing, and efforts to change its fuel from gasoline to CNG, electricity or something else.

There is no doubt that the car as we know it soon will be dead. The question is whether we'll love or hate what replaces it, and I wonder if our children will look back at what we've done and praise us or curse us.

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technewsworld.com
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Driverless cars could be banned by Chicago City Council

Hours after Uber launched driverless cars in Pittsburgh, aldermen proposed an ordinance to ban driverless cars in Chicago.

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chicagotribune.com
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Uber Debuts Its First Fleet of Driverless Cars in Pittsburgh

The company’s fleet of robotic cars will be supervised by humans in the driver’s seat.

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bloomberg.com
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When should driverless cars kill their own passengers?

With Google, Uber and Tesla working to get driverless cars on the road, the streets will soon be controlled by computers. But there are important questions.

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SunnyZ2814d ago (Edited 2814d ago )

"When should driverless cars kill their own passengers?"
The very moment the passenger opts for a driverless car of course.

Computers are inherently stupid, don't let them dumb you down by relying on them.
Most of all don't trust them with your life when not 100% necessary.

We are slowly becoming the race of the helpless. Pathetic.