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Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org)

Ralph Nader · 26 Jun 2017

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  1. The hype and unsubstantiated hope behind the self-driving car movement continues unabated, distracting from addressing necessities of old “mobilities” such as inadequate public transit and upgrading highway and rail infrastructure.
  2. Don’t expect driverless cars to be taking over anytime in the next few decades.
  3. But computers fail often; they are often susceptible to hacking—whether by the manufacturers, dealers or deadly actors.
  4. Until that distant dream by the technocrats when all vehicles are driverless is realized, there may be less safety because of the mix of autonomous and human-operated vehicles.
  5. The driverless car is bursting forth without a legal, ethical and priorities framework.

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