Britain gives go-ahead to test driverless cars on roads

[crabby3]

Quote:

"Britons will from next summer be joined on the roads by driverless cars, after the government gave the go-ahead for the vehicles to be tested on public roads in a bid to encourage companies developing the technology to invest in the country."

Full story -  http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/car-tech/britain-gives-go-ahead-to-test-driverless-cars-on-roads/ar-AA9eyPh?ocid=iehp

I presume the US has had this for decades... ever since the CB radio craze?    Not much difference between no driver and one that's preoccupied.

That's a big 10-4 .. Good bu-CRASH!

[40hz]

Probably no worse or more risky than our current practice of allowing brain-dead humans to operate a motor vehicle. At least if the US driving scene is anything to go by. 

[MilesAhead]

Probably no worse or more risky than our current practice of allowing brain-dead humans to operate a motor vehicle. At least if the US driving scene is anything to go by. 

It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage.  Someone cuts off the car.  The car runs the offender off the road in retaliation.  Do they in-car-sir-ate the automaton?  The vehicle has to serve 5 years or 50,000 miles.. whichever comes first.

[Stoic Joker]

It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage.  Someone cuts off the car.

Hay, can we get a robotic arm to automatically extend a middle finger any time the ABS is tripped for longer than 700ms??

[MilesAhead]

It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage.  Someone cuts off the car.

Hay, can we get a robotic arm to automatically extend a middle finger any time the ABS is tripped for longer than 700ms??

I was thinking more along the lines of Phasers. If I'm in a good mood I just might mess up his tinted glass with a low power volley(equivalent of set to stun.)  But otherwise a destruct power setting may be in order.  This has the benefit the auto will be totally vaporized and I won't have to change lanes to "pass" the dude.

[KynloStephen66515]

As if driving through London wasn't difficult enough already...and now they are putting these strange ass looking pods on the roads...yeah...can't see anything going wrong there 

[4wd]

Unless the driverless car can tailgate the car in front by no more than 10 meters at speeds of 0-160km/h+, (less if it's a driverless white van), and not use indicators then they'll never be useful to the UK public.