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In response to "There you go. I consider these to be self-driving golf carts." by Spawn Lord

I have to say I find the no-physical-controls concept to be very disconcerting

Posted by znufrii May 28 '14, 08:07

that's going to be a very profound obstacle to overcome if they are ever going to expect widespread adoption.

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I think that would be perfect, for old folks. Could give a lot of people their freedom back -- nm - Flavorize May 28, 08:10 2
- sure. the benefits in any sort of setting would be phenomenal - znufrii May 28, 08:17
- For kids, too. And of course as was shown, for the blind. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 28, 08:12
For low speed, short distance travel I think the can seel it. But not for more than that. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 28, 08:08 4
- I'd think high-speed, long distance would actually be the better use case. - Ender May 28, 08:17 3
  - Psychologically, though, you do. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 28, 08:19 2
    - and when the asshole who thinks he needs to weave through 5 lanes of highway traffic to get to go a little bit faster than everyone else cuts you off - znufrii May 28, 08:21 1
      - Yeah, because what you really need then is a second person freaking out and randomly jerking the wheel into a third car... -- nm - Ender May 28, 08:51

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