Originally Posted by
WPeabody
This driver-less, auto-pilot car idea will create new problems. Human nature being what it is, people will find ways to abuse the system. Imagine trying to get somewhere in a city and pedestrians keep walking out in front of you, knowing the vehicle will stop. The frustrated driver will disable the feature so they can continue their mad rush to get from point A to point B. Then it possibly will be viewed as 'only old people and morons use the auto-pilot, it stops too often and doesn't go fast enough'.
Just thinking on screen, is all.
Sure and no doubt the black boxes on these cars will be better and when the motorist does get involved in a collision with peds/cyclists et. al. due to tampering, hopefully the legal system will come down hard in such scofflaws.
Of course the legal system being what it is... no doubt will give "priority" to motorists... as it does now... until that issue is resolved, motorists maintain a certain carte blanche over all other traffic.