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Talk / Life / Breaking news / Cars to drive themselves by 2030

By Mansized, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 8:54am 
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Cars that can drive themselves - like Kitt in Knight Rider - will be common in less than 20 years, say scientists. Convinced?

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By TheSaint, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 9:01am 
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You can already get auto parking on the Citroen C3.

If auto driving cars do happen then I wonder what would happen in the event of an accident? Would the car be to blame? What about drink drive laws?

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By LAWilson, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 9:06am 
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TheSaint wrote:

You can already get auto parking on the Citroen C3.

If auto driving cars do happen then I wonder what would happen in the event of an accident? Would the car be to blame? What about drink drive laws?



The army have been using drive by wire for years, but it has it's problems. I like driving and would still like to drive myself as it's a great way to relax and enjoy yourself

LA

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By ArthurP, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 2:56pm 
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never mind all that

where's my f**king jetpack and one of those hoverboards like Marty McFly had/will have ?

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By JustThe5, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 3:10pm 
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TheSaint wrote:



If auto driving cars do happen then I wonder what would happen in the event of an accident? Would the car be to blame? What about drink drive laws?



or a set of traffic lights are not working. As no green light will appear, can the cars still move?

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By MO75, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 3:41pm 
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ArthurP wrote:

never mind all that

where's my f**king jetpack and one of those hoverboards like Marty McFly had/will have ?



Exactly. And X-Ray specs. Pretty disappointed in this technology lark, TBH.

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Re: Cars to drive themselves by 2030

By MO75, Tue 20 Feb 2007 at 3:49pm 
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And I just checked the original post, 2030? What's that about? I expect to have several robot girlfriends by 2030 (AI optional), and also be able to teleport around the universe. If the best they can do by then is cars that can drive themselves the future looks set to be pretty lame, IMO.

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