The FBI is concerned that self-driving cars could be used as "lethal weapons"

[davislane1]

Senior might not be the right word. Very elderly people who are flat out walking but still think they can drive. We have all seen them and there are plenty of them. If you think your reflexes will be good enough at 80+ to drive at freeway speeds safely then you must be super human or have amazing genetics

If I live long enough I wont be driving or at least trying to.

Stop digging the hole.It`s surprising that 'STAFF' lead with a prejudice and don`t do any research.People over 70 are less likely to kill you on the roads than the under 23s.Insurance companies know this.

Not the least of which is caused by there being more under 23s on the road than 70+ and the latter demographic driving far fewer miles than the former. Raw figures are nothing without context – Statistics 101.

 

[Timonius]

I think the real threat is another layer of control that a government or 'law enforcement' agency could (and probably will) impose on the people. As a 'safety' feature, a driverless car would probably have a satellite linked control for extreme cases. The powers that be could abuse it to restrict the freedoms (or priveledges) of the people. But most people won't care because it's neat. 'Hey, I can watch Michael Bay's Transformers 15 - Age of Suck, while my car drives me to Grandma's! Cool!'

 

[bielius]

Computers will replace all Google programmers long before they will be able to drive in the real world.

That means computers would be programming themselves how to drive. Did you seriously think about what you said?

Self-learning AI, so?

 

[SNGX1275]

Requiring frequent driving test (like what you had to do in the US to get your initial permit/license) should be sufficient to keep problematic senior drivers to a minimum.

 

[wiyosaya]

I beg your pardon! Not all senior citizens are tarred with the same brush and hopefully you'll live long enough to get old yourself. That said, I'm not quite at senior citizen age yet but not far off.

Senior might not be the right word. Very elderly people who are flat out walking but still think they can drive. We have all seen them and there are plenty of them. If you think your reflexes will be good enough at 80+ to drive at freeway speeds safely then you must be super human or have amazing genetics

If I live long enough I wont be driving or at least trying to.

Well, we will see if you are still saying that when you reach that age...

Actually medical mistakes kill three times as many people each year as are killed in car accidents in the US. Perhaps the FBI should investigate the medical industry. It is a lethal weapon.

 

[wiyosaya]

Requiring frequent driving test (like what you had to do in the US to get your initial permit/license) should be sufficient to keep problematic senior drivers to a minimum.

But with the driverless car, driving skill becomes a moot point.

 

[Steve]

In 40 years I'll be at home chillaxin, watching tv. *In other news, Techspot's Steve had quite a time last night as he was driving 92 on interstate 126, as seen by the following footage.*

LOL

Stop digging the hole.It`s surprising that 'STAFF' lead with a prejudice and don`t do any research.People over 70 are less likely to kill you on the roads than the under 23s.Insurance companies know this.

LOL It was a joke at first but am I the only one that sees elderly people doing crazy stuff on the news? Anyway enjoy the view high up on your horse.

 

[Guest]

Google programmers believe they can create a driverless car => google programmers are stupid as **** => it is easy to write a program that replaces a google programmer

 

[Hottee]

In 40 years I'll be at home chillaxin, watching tv. *In other news, Techspot's Steve had quite a time last night as he was driving 92 on interstate 126, as seen by the following footage.*

LOL It was a joke at first but am I the only one that sees elderly people doing crazy stuff on the news? Anyway enjoy the view high up on your horse.

Hmm..a sustained joke.You do see the occasional news story or 100 yr olds ploughing along sidewallks and up the wrong side of highways..but rarely stories of 19 yr olds driving too fast around a bend,on a Saturday night,and taking out an oncoming vehicle.

 

[Steve]

Hmm..a sustained joke.You do see the occasional news story or 100 yr olds ploughing along sidewallks and up the wrong side of highways..but rarely stories of 19 yr olds driving too fast around a bend,on a Saturday night,and taking out an oncoming vehicle.

Okay the FBI should also be worried about young drivers as well

 

[cliffordcooley]

Okay the FBI should also be worried about young drivers as well

Lets not kid ourselves, the FBI is worried about all drivers just as much as they are with the self-driven concept.

Time to share a good video related to the conversation.

 

[wiyosaya]

Hmm..a sustained joke.You do see the occasional news story or 100 yr olds ploughing along sidewallks and up the wrong side of highways..but rarely stories of 19 yr olds driving too fast around a bend,on a Saturday night,and taking out an oncoming vehicle.

Yeah, the stories of 19 yr olds are more along the lines of "19 year old driver takes out oncoming vehicle while texting"