marsh man Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Saw on the news tonight about the prospect of driverless cars could soon be on the public roads in the UK , they showed you these type of cars are now already in service on the roads in San Francisco and I for one would feel very uneasy about cars going through our town at speed with no sign of a driver , it is bad enough with at the moment with both EU and UK drivers that are behind the wheel let alone cars driving away with no one in the motor at all , so how would you feel ? MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Hello, They will not last long with all the Potholes 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Im actually getting quite used to it, she still moans a bit though. But seriously though whats the point Its bad enough with the amount of people driving on the roads that ignore the highway code, or even questionable if they have actually passed a test in any country, so they look at no drivers at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 6 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, They will not last long with all the Potholes 🤔 In the past you would be booked by the law if you were riding a push bike on the pavement , now it is nearly as safe to walk down the middle of the road rather than dodge the mobility scooters and these electric bikes that go nearly as fast as the speed limit on the highways , someone will get badly injured before long and very rare it is the driver of the bike or the scooter . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 39 minutes ago, marsh man said: In the past you would be booked by the law if you were riding a push bike on the pavement , now it is nearly as safe to walk down the middle of the road rather than dodge the mobility scooters and these electric bikes that go nearly as fast as the speed limit on the highways , someone will get badly injured before long and very rare it is the driver of the bike or the scooter . MM Beat me to it MM, totally carp driving is the norm these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 what is the insurance like .............that is going to be a real minefield...........think about it......whathappens when two driverless cars hit each other......who/what is to blame ....who or what do you sue eh" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylye Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 It would probably be an improvement....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red carp Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 With all the drivers I see now playing with their phones when driving I’d gladly take my chances with driverless cars 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 They took driverless buses off here from the park and ride to Edinburgh airport as nobody would use them LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 54 minutes ago, Bigbob said: They took driverless buses off here from the park and ride to Edinburgh airport as nobody would use them LOL Believe it or not , I always feel a bit wary when I am in the passenger seat and someone else is doing the driving , my foot is often going on the floor to start braking when the driver haven't even moved his foot , maybe I am slowing up in my ole age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, marsh man said: Believe it or not , I always feel a bit wary when I am in the passenger seat and someone else is doing the driving , my foot is often going on the floor to start braking when the driver haven't even moved his foot , maybe I am slowing up in my ole age I heard it was only for a trail period and they had a driver in the passenger seat watching everything then it was on the Scottish news they where scrapping them as nobody would go on them LOL Think thats the same for everybody in most couples the husband does all the driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant.mass Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 driverless cars are allready being tested here in oxford been testing for the last 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) Mate just got out of this. He’s in San Francisco. It’s a driverless taxi. 🙂 Edited January 19 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 After 40+ years in the computer industry and having seen hundreds of software bugs which mysteriously appear after many, many hours of exhaustive testing, I will never get into a driverless vehicle. Microsoft Windows first appeared almost 40 years ago. The recent update to Windows, 24H2, has 12 - yes 12 - known bugs. Just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Thursday at 19:08 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:08 On 19/01/2025 at 17:08, Scully said: Mate just got out of this. He’s in San Francisco. It’s a driverless taxi. 🙂 Why is it fitted with mirrors??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted Thursday at 19:10 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:10 Just now, London Best said: Why is it fitted with mirrors??? I’m assuming so that when there is a driver, they will be able to use them to reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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