Driverless Cars Approved (1 Viewer)

[astroman]

Driverless cars get green light

• Women are expected to benefit most - almost a third don't have a licence
• Disabled, elderly and children are also likely to gain from driverless cars
• Children could be put in 'robocar' at home and sent to school without adult
• Ministers to announce trials on Wednesday following six-month study

Motorists will not need a driving licence to use driverless cars, it emerged yesterday – as ministers prepared to allow the first trials on British roads.
Women are expected to benefit the most because almost a third do not have a licence, compared with just one in seven men.
Others likely to gain include the disabled, the elderly and even children, who could be put in a so-called robocar at home and sent to school without an adult at the wheel.

The report puts the Government on course to fulfil its ambition to make Britain the world centre for self-driving vehicles – and draw in lucrative foreign research investment, saying: ‘The UK is well placed to lead the development of driverless technology.’
Until now, the technology has been used on private land or specialist test tracks. But Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Business Secretary Vince Cable will showcase three trials – at Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry, and Bristol – in a £19million push to outdo a rival Google scheme in the US.

Ministers will highlight the potential safety benefits, noting that 90 per cent of collisions involve human error.
In the early stages of the trials there are likely to be safeguards such as a qualified driver on board to override the self-drive system in case of a safety issue. Some vehicles will have a steering wheel or brake pedals. But as the research develops they will be removed and the vehicles will be fully autonomous.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-licence-meaning-ll-able-school-run-own.html

seriously hope this won't come to australia

 

[OzKo]

Driverless cars get green light

• Women are expected to benefit most - almost a third don't have a licence
• Disabled, elderly and children are also likely to gain from driverless cars
• Children could be put in 'robocar' at home and sent to school without adult
• Ministers to announce trials on Wednesday following six-month study

Motorists will not need a driving licence to use driverless cars, it emerged yesterday – as ministers prepared to allow the first trials on British roads.
Women are expected to benefit the most because almost a third do not have a licence, compared with just one in seven men.
Others likely to gain include the disabled, the elderly and even children, who could be put in a so-called robocar at home and sent to school without an adult at the wheel.

The report puts the Government on course to fulfil its ambition to make Britain the world centre for self-driving vehicles – and draw in lucrative foreign research investment, saying: ‘The UK is well placed to lead the development of driverless technology.’
Until now, the technology has been used on private land or specialist test tracks. But Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Business Secretary Vince Cable will showcase three trials – at Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry, and Bristol – in a £19million push to outdo a rival Google scheme in the US.

Ministers will highlight the potential safety benefits, noting that 90 per cent of collisions involve human error.
In the early stages of the trials there are likely to be safeguards such as a qualified driver on board to override the self-drive system in case of a safety issue. Some vehicles will have a steering wheel or brake pedals. But as the research develops they will be removed and the vehicles will be fully autonomous.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-licence-meaning-ll-able-school-run-own.html

seriously hope this won't come to australia

How come?

 

[astroman]

petrolheads will be sad

 

[anomalousdecay]

Ehh it can be done autonomously but the risk level can be quite high if something is faulty.

 

[astroman]

and i'm sure it would create many more problems, such as failures in the technology and sensors which may lead to crashes. throughout the suburb i'm fine with but it should not be allowed in major towns and cities

 

[anomalousdecay]

petrolheads will be sad

Not really. We can just drive our own cars any way.

 

[astroman]

people could also hack the car and detour it and get you driven into the ocean

 

[astroman]

Not really. We can just drive our own cars any way.

but this might start a 'self-driving' cars revolution like the current electric car trend

 

[OzKo]

petrolheads will be sad

I personally don't have an issue with the proposal.

Considering I enjoy driving, there isn't really a chance I would use these cars, but the evidence does suggest that these cars are safer due to electronic control.

It's a great to move to improve mobility as well.

 

[astroman]

it is also stated that will only travel at 40km/h max

 

[BLIT2014]

Driverless cars get green light

• Women are expected to benefit most - almost a third don't have a licence
• Disabled, elderly and children are also likely to gain from driverless cars
• Children could be put in 'robocar' at home and sent to school without adult
• Ministers to announce trials on Wednesday following six-month study

Motorists will not need a driving licence to use driverless cars, it emerged yesterday – as ministers prepared to allow the first trials on British roads.
Women are expected to benefit the most because almost a third do not have a licence, compared with just one in seven men.
Others likely to gain include the disabled, the elderly and even children, who could be put in a so-called robocar at home and sent to school without an adult at the wheel.

The report puts the Government on course to fulfil its ambition to make Britain the world centre for self-driving vehicles – and draw in lucrative foreign research investment, saying: ‘The UK is well placed to lead the development of driverless technology.’
Until now, the technology has been used on private land or specialist test tracks. But Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Business Secretary Vince Cable will showcase three trials – at Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry, and Bristol – in a £19million push to outdo a rival Google scheme in the US.

Ministers will highlight the potential safety benefits, noting that 90 per cent of collisions involve human error.
In the early stages of the trials there are likely to be safeguards such as a qualified driver on board to override the self-drive system in case of a safety issue. Some vehicles will have a steering wheel or brake pedals. But as the research develops they will be removed and the vehicles will be fully autonomous.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...d-licence-meaning-ll-able-school-run-own.html

seriously hope this won't come to australia

Reminds me of the short story, The Pedestrian

 

[anomalousdecay]

and i'm sure it would create many more problems, such as failures in the technology and sensors which may lead to crashes. throughout the suburb i'm fine with but it should not be allowed in major towns and cities

Well the main issue with it is maintenance. The system will require high maintenance.

However, not everyone will indulge into maintaining as required because either they are busy, or it costs too much money, or both. Unless you have a system like with registration and pink slips for servicing, problems can occur.

However, I do believe there will be fail safe mechanisms as part of the industry standard. Pretty sure if something goes really wrong the car will automatically switch off.

 

[astroman]

what if the mechanism that automatically shuts off the car doesn't function

 

[anomalousdecay]

but this might start a 'self-driving' cars revolution like the current electric car trend

Electric car trends are not a "revolution" at all.

It's a great to move to improve mobility as well.

You would see a bit more clogging up of the roads as less people start to take public transport and more cars are manned by a single person instead of multiple people.

it is also stated that will only travel at 40km/h max

This would be really annoying to everyone else haha.

 

[OzKo]

Well the main issue with it is maintenance. The system will require high maintenance.

However, not everyone will indulge into maintaining as required because either they are busy, or it costs too much money, or both. Unless you have a system like with registration and pink slips for servicing, problems can occur.

However, I do believe there will be fail safe mechanisms as part of the industry standard. Pretty sure if something goes really wrong the car will automatically switch off.

I have a strong feeling that these cars will be managed using a subscription-like payment system, or pay-per-use model, rather than the traditional upfront purchase.

 

[astroman]

I have a strong feeling that these cars will be managed using a subscription-like payment system, or pay-per-use model, rather than the traditional upfront purchase.

i can also sense that they will not be for sale at first and will only be at hire like you can hire bicycles in the city.

 

[astroman]

bet that they will cost 30k +

 

[OzKo]

You would see a bit more clogging up of the roads as less people start to take public transport and more cars are manned by a single person instead of multiple people.

I don't envisage that really happening tbh, at least not to an extent where it becomes a problem.

Public transport remains as the cost-effective option by far.

 

[BLIT2014]

bet that they will cost 30k +

I don't think you'd want to see driverless cars cheaper though.. from a safety point of view.

 

[anomalousdecay]

what if the mechanism that automatically shuts off the car doesn't function

Unlikely. It will be a switch that is closed when the car is on. The only way for a switch to fail is for it to either short circuit which will be highly unlikely because there will be an industrial standard or for the connections to be worn out such that the car automatically switches off any way due to an open circuit.

Also, most likely there will be a mechanical switch on the dash that the person can use to switch off the car in emergency.