Cash for “Clunkers”, Round Two - Analog Edition

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/29/2016 at 12:55 • Filed to: autonomobiles

This surely is coming at some point, right? Once autonomobiles are commonplace and accepted by the majority of the U.S. market, our government and insurance companies, buoyed by safety stats, will start to put pressure on removing as much human interaction from the control of a car as possible, and the best way for them to do this is to get older, non-autonomous vehicles out of our hands and off the roads.

They’ll be legislating autonomy before we know it: ABS was first, and now stability control; auto-braking systems will be next, and then down the line.

Keep those old cars running, Jalops & Opponauts! It will be harder for the government to take away the right to use something you’ve already bought and paid for. I welcome autonomous cars for the majority of drivers (who really don’t care to drive) and anyone who’d like to benefit from the technology, but it does concern me that some rights will be lost as this technology becomes more robust and pervasive.

In the meantime, enjoy some “analogue” supercars.

Related: I wrote this a while back -

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DISCUSSION (8)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/29/2016 at 13:38

I don’t trust it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/29/2016 at 13:45

Our government? Yeah, me neither...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/29/2016 at 13:49

Well yes, but also autonomous cars. Like a train is on rails but having a free moving vehicle that fast controlled by computers scares me.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/29/2016 at 13:56

There are bound to be failures, but on average, the percentage of automotive accidents caused by computers will be minuscule compared to the ones caused by humans.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/26/autopilot-what-the-system-can-and-cant-do.html

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/29/2016 at 14:08

I’m aware of the statistics but that doesn’t change how I feel.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/29/2016 at 14:34

Autonomous cars will work great. Except in places where there is actually weather. As soon as you have rain or snow they will totally freak out and completely fail. Anything that reduces visibility of the lane markings will result in autonomous cars becoming bricks.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/29/2016 at 14:42

I’d also trust myself more than I’d trust a computer.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
11/29/2016 at 14:48

Yeah, that’s definitely one of the big challenges they’ll have to overcomb. #MAGA