On Monday, May 9, 2016 at 10:00:08 AM UTC-6, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> sf wrote:
> >
> > Driverless cars are not as outrageous as some here seem to think.
> > Forget drunk drivers. It scares the bejebus out of me to see creaky
> > old people with their poor vision and slow reflexes behind the wheel -
> > but they want to remain independent, so driverless cars are the way to
> > go. Even Lyft will be experimenting with the concept.
>
> Driver less cars now exist in small numbers. From here on out their
> number will grow steadily as their price falls. I figure 10ish years
> before I see them most days, 20ish years before most vehicles are
> driver less. There is still a career in truck driving for anyone who
> wants to not be at home, though the field will wither as the years
> move on.
>
> Driver less cars are not wreck free but they are closer than any human
> age group.

Put 100 driverless cars on the street and you would very likely have chaos if they had to mix with driven cars.
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