UK to allow driverless cars from January.
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Its ok, they are going to ban women drivers too.3
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My mate's wife drove into the side of a bus the other day. She didn't see it !The_President said:Its ok, they are going to ban women drivers.
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My understanding is that the google self drive vehicles have no wheel and no pedals. Only an emergency stop button. Is that correct?0
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Helsinki plans to use Smartphones to make cars obsolute.0
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Does that mean they are going to make them absolutely obsolete ?Badger said:Helsinki plans to use Smartphones to make cars obsolute.
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How the hell would you get one of those in your pocket?Badger said:Helsinki plans to use Smartphones to make cars obsolute.
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can't get my head around it.
If you owned one of these cars, how are you meant to get anywhere if you're not allowed inside it?2 -
Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car.
Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone.
Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important.
Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.1 -
Can you take it to the pub get drunk and get it to drive you home?6
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I'd love my car to drive me around during my working day. I could complete my reports before I get home and spend more time with the family.0
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The association of london taxi drivers are going to be livid " bloody no-one stealing our livelihood"4
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Will driving test become a thing of the past?0
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Presumably they'll have to be fitted with sensors so that they don't crash into stray pedestrians, but if they do what's to stop some idiots from deliberately walking in front of the traffic? I can imagine certain feckless teenager types that will think they are so cool that they can make the traffic stop.0
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People do that in Woolwich now... Sitting on the bus by the station waiting to move but you cant because people just wander into the road.Stig said:Presumably they'll have to be fitted with sensors so that they don't crash into stray pedestrians, but if they do what's to stop some idiots from deliberately walking in front of the traffic? I can imagine certain feckless teenager types that will think they are so cool that they can make the traffic stop.
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Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...Badger said:Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car.
Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone.
Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important.
Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.0 -
I know a guy who can do that for you, for 40 quid.Algarveaddick said:
Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...Badger said:Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car.
Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone.
Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important.
Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.0 -
Will I have to wait until 2025?Callumcafc said:
I know a guy who can do that for you, for 40 quid.Algarveaddick said:
Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...Badger said:Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car.
Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone.
Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important.
Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.1 -
This is it, this is the future guys...
...for 3 designated cities, for a trial period.
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I'm torn: hooray - I can have a drink and the car can drive me home, boo - all the fun taken out of driving.0
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Thinking about it, if your driverless car knocks a pedestrian over, who's fault is it? Your's, Google's or the pedestrian? If you crash into a "driven" car, how do you determine fault? If 2 driverless cars crash, which one is at fault? It's a legal minefield - solicitors must be rubbing their hands with glee.0
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Will drunken louts try and takeover the car controls?0
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Probably the most random resurrection of an old thread i've ever seen on this forum.Solidgone said:Will drunken louts try and takeover the car controls?11 -
To keep this on track. LA, San Fran and lots of China already have fleets of driverless cars via Wayze which can be booked via the uber app. Its inevitable and may eventually lead to most not even bothering with car ownership in inner cities, but just calling for taxi. total cost of ownership would likely be lower than a car and stress free0
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Uber has said it is "ready to go" now with driverless taxis in the UK - but the government has put back the date it expects to approve fully self-driving vehicles.
The previous administration, external said fully autonomous cars were "set to be on roads by 2026", but the new government says it is now more likely to happen in the second half of 2027.
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Ridden in them a couple of times now. Weird for about 30 seconds, then surprisingly relaxing.2
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A bit like the DLR thenCallumcafc said:Ridden in them a couple of times now. Weird for about 30 seconds, then surprisingly relaxing.
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Yes. I’ve already said to my children (oldest is 17) that it’s probably not worth bothering. I reckon that driverless cars will be available to buy by 2030 or otherwise it’ll be more like all driverless cars are effectively like taxis.uncle said:Will driving test become a thing of the past?0 -
I read about this after the Brexit vote and at that time there were predictions that 80% of urban journeys would be completed by driverless cars in ten years time... so 2026/27.jimmymelrose said:
Yes. I’ve already said to my children (oldest is 17) that it’s probably not worth bothering. I reckon that driverless cars will be available to buy by 2030 or otherwise it’ll be more like all driverless cars are effectively like taxis.uncle said:Will driving test become a thing of the past?
We are behind that curve but the use case remains the same: why learn to drive and why invest £10-30K in a car that sits around most of the time when one can simply use an Uber App or competitor to summons a driverless car for any trip? And let's not forget fuel, maintenance and insurance.
It may soon become much, much cheaper to live in a built up area?1 -
Only in Shanghai, as far as I know, they’re also free to useBalladMan said:To keep this on track. LA, San Fran and lots of China already have fleets of driverless cars via Wayze which can be booked via the uber app. Its inevitable and may eventually lead to most not even bothering with car ownership in inner cities, but just calling for taxi. total cost of ownership would likely be lower than a car and stress free0
