" driving is a privilege not a right "
that line speaks so clearly what the future holds
that line speaks so clearly what the future holds
As an auto enthusiast this scares the poo out of me. Basically the "experts" say that by 2030 the death spiral of the human driven, petrol powered car will be complete and that almost half the cars on the road will be autonomous electric transporters with numbers increasing every year thereafter.They predict the cars will last longer, be cheaper to operate and be much safer. 2030 is looked at as some kind of event horizon much as when the major switch from the horse and buggy to the automobile finally tilted. Basically the auto industry is going to have to do an about face or be wiped away. So basically all of our high horsepower cars will be relics.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/death-spiral-for-cars-by-2030-you-probably-wont-own-one-93626/
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VW Bugs and mechanical Diesels will rule the country obviously^ This is one of my biggest arguments. Our nuke plants that we do have are way beyond life cycle and we are killing off the fossil fuel plants by outlawing/shutting down their producers. We won't build new nuke plants so where will we be in 15 years when we need power and no way to produce it?
My biggest fear is that we will get hit by an EMP for some reason and then we're all screwed. Forget the automatic cars that won't work then. Nobody keeps books anymore so we rely on electronic tech that will be worthless after an EMP event. This includes ALL our modes of transportation seeing as you can't buy a Diesel anymore that isn't computer controlled. What happens then?
Yeah but we already have autonomous cars now. It's no longer a matter of if and when...its a matter of how many and how popular it becomes. Self driving cars were bound to happen. I just hope that the driver isn't completely eliminated. Maybe the industry can find a happy medium where the driver decides if they want to drive or let the car do it kinda like Tesla has done.The same type of so called experts said we would have fling cars by now as well. The same kind of experts said hillary would win the last election. And we all know how well those predictions came out
The resurgence of the horse as a mode of transportation.^ This is one of my biggest arguments. Our nuke plants that we do have are way beyond life cycle and we are killing off the fossil fuel plants by outlawing/shutting down their producers. We won't build new nuke plants so where will we be in 15 years when we need power and no way to produce it?
My biggest fear is that we will get hit by an EMP for some reason and then we're all screwed. Forget the automatic cars that won't work then. Nobody keeps books anymore so we rely on electronic tech that will be worthless after an EMP event. This includes ALL our modes of transportation seeing as you can't buy a Diesel anymore that isn't computer controlled. What happens then?
I get that you can't get too hyped up about "what ifs" but there is quantifiable evidence that the process has already begun. Look at where the major auto manufacturer's are spending their R&D money and follow the trail. Autonomous vehicles are already here. To what extent they take up a market share is still unknown...but the big auto companies seem to be hedging their bets big time on it being the "next" thing.Still laughing at this idea. Some people are just the chicken little type that will panic every time they read a story on the internet.
Government doing something vs private market throwing billions into R&D.They can't even repair the bridges and roads we have now. I don't see this happening in our lifetime. The infrastructure would have to be built first and we know how long that takes. Besides with all the hacking going on (and its getting worse) I wouldn't trust it.