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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Thats more or less what they've found with pilots. When the plane is flying itself the pilot gets complacent and loses situation awareness. Then when he has to take over, because things are beyond what autopilot can handle, things can go very badly very quickly.
I've often wondered what would happen if Automakers spent their money on driving schools instead of active safety tech.
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The smart-phones, internet, social media, texting, etc., are the reasons for death on the highways. Instead of catering to that by risking lives with self-driving cars, the technology should be used to make all those distractions impossible to use while behind the wheel of the car or as a passenger in communication with the driver......They could do it, but won't. Consumers are too selfish to put down their phones....
And for clarity, this has gotten way out of hand (actually having the steering wheel "out of hand") far and beyond any distraction like just listening to the radio.