Self Driving Taxis

[Zacs-Master]

Uber to launch self driving cabs very soon.
Uber to deploy self-driving cars in Pittsburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37117831

[EDDIE51]

A big step on the way to driverless cars becoming 'normal'
Just a few months back AB ers were saying it would never happen!

[Zacs-Master]

I know Eddie. Luddites.

[ToraToraTora]

it won;t happen for long, they'll be withdrawn when they start killing people like the google car the other week.

[Jackdaw33]

...and who will there be to clean up the vomit on a Saturday night?

[ToraToraTora]

apparently they'll have "driver" on board anyway just in case! PMSL

[ummmm]

**At first, the vehicles will be supervised by a driver, who can take control if necessary, and an observer, Bloomberg reported.**

[baza]

Will the computer speak with an eastern European accent?

[tonyav]

Ford has announced it wants to ditch the steering wheel by 2021. And the accelerator pedal. Oh, and the brake pedal, too.


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/ford-plans-to-ditch-the-steering-wheel/ar-BBvSWAf?li=BBoPJKX

[DTCwordfan]

Do Fords have steering wheels, accelerators and brakes with their current models? Let me know please.....

[tonyav]

Optional accessories, DT ;-)

[DTCwordfan]

Now I realise why Ford has such a market share in the Greater Birmingham area.....

[DTCwordfan]

Not Villa fans of course, they need to know how to steer themselves...

[Hopkirk]

Ridiculous idea, I wouldn't get in one.

[ummmm]

I wouldn't either.

[wolf63]

I got a taxi the other day and the driver was creepy, he locked all the doors as soon as I sat down. I didn't feel comfortable with him at all. So - driver-less cabs are not always bad.

[ummmm]

He locked the doors so you couldn't do a runner.

[wolf63]

ummmm - I am nearer twenty stone than ten, if I could run anywhere it would be a miracle. :-)

[1ozzy]

Driverless vehicles will happen. It's a case of when.
It's the legalities that need sorting out more so than the technology.
Who to hold responsible if something goes wrong.