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Title: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 03:31:17 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9369542.stm

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: W7RE on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 03:40:09 PM

The more automated cars get, the closer I come to actually wanting one.

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: scottws on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 04:27:54 PM

Automation is great, but what happens when a death is caused by a technical glitch or a situation which the system isn't designed to respond to?  Massive lawsuits.  There is a lot of liability inherited when then manufacturers take the controls from the driver.

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: ScaryTooth on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 06:19:37 PM

I might actually miss driving though. Especially old bad ass cars that are primal, powerful, basic, and just fun to drive. Automation is pretty cool though.

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: Cools! on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 06:30:23 PM

That's not going to change any time soon, if ever. Like the automatic parallel parking feature in some of the new cars: the car is not preventing you from doing it yourself if you want to.

Anyway, I like the projected map feature, but all the pop-ups (like where you can charge the car) seem very distracting. And video chat? Umm... more distractions? Isn't that what we are trying to prevent?

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: ScaryTooth on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 07:43:51 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8)

Off topic, but after looking at that, I followed some links and found this episode of Top Gear. Shit is hilarious.

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: Cools! on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 09:39:30 PM

Hilarious haha!

Title: Re: What will cars be like in the future?
Post by: scottws on Sunday, January 30, 2011, 09:56:56 PM

OMG lol!!!