Study: Nearly all cars to be self-driving by 2050

[gymtime]

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/02/a...by-2050-study/

Self-driving M3?

[Casca]

I thought we were all supposed to have flying cars by now and colonizing the moon and mars. And jetpacks@!!!!! Where is my jetpack??!!

[PINeely]

Once cars can reliably drive themselves it will probably be made illegal to drive one yourself or you will need a special license to do it.

[bimmerjph]

In other news, I now plan on dying before 2050.

[P1]

The world was also supposed to end. For real, who makes these research studies up?

[HFW003]

Talking of flying cars, growing up I always had a thing for Jane Jetson.

Long legs and short skirts, mmmm.

[1fastdoc]

Safety and fuel efficiency will be the driving force that pushes autonomous cars. Look at how far our technology has come in the last 20 years alone.

The tech for this already exists for driving, gps guidance and accident anticipation and avoidance. It's going to come long before 2050.

I take the long way home all the time just to drive. They'll have to pry the steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.

[Nkc]

That's great news. I would be too old to drive by 2050 anyways.

[persian54]

Originally Posted by PINeely

Once cars can reliably drive themselves it will probably be made illegal to drive one yourself or you will need a special license to do it.

Sounds like ex-Driver

[dtwyim]

Originally Posted by Nkc

That's great news. I would be too old to drive by 2050 anyways.

+1

[Mr Tonka]

It's probably 50/50 that cars will be driving themselves or we'll be driving carbureted vehicles through a nuclear wasteland.

[gymtime]

Originally Posted by 1fastdoc

Safety and fuel efficiency will be the driving force that pushes autonomous cars. Look at how far our technology has come in the last 20 years alone.

The tech for this already exists for driving, gps guidance and accident anticipation and avoidance. It's going to come long before 2050.

I take the long way home all the time just to drive. They'll have to pry the steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.

Unfortunately once self-driving cars become the norm, I can see them outlawing driving on your own for "safety reasons". You may be able to drive your own car but it will probably require a special license, a lot of money, and the insurance costs will be insane. Probably only the government and very wealthy will be able to drive on their own.

[Nkc]

We've come a long way from riding horses. I guess it'll sort of be the same. Driving yourself will only be done on a track as a luxury. Either way, gonna be old as balls by then. Also I would assume we'd be getting flying cars by then. Driving on the road will be as obsolete as rickshaws.

[kihun]

I think they already have self driving car from mercedes. I remember seeing video but of course it's only on highway.

[adriang]

But, but I enjoy driving

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Dashman

Do you think we'll be wearing assless chaps too?...lol

Only us people living in Florida.

[1fastdoc]

To essentially outlaw driving, the people have to support it. In a couple decades, I bet they will as a vast majority.

I wonder if the insurance companies will lobby against this. If we have smart cars that don't crash into anything, there will no longer be a need for auto insurance.

I'll be we see this phenomenon in California by 2030 at the absolute latest.

[Billup]

A world where you will always go the speed limit and actually stop at stop signs rather than yield....



Good thing they won't be able to automatize my motorcycle... or will they.