WhackyWill Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) UK to allow driverless cars on public roads in January :scare: The UK government has announced that driverless cars will be allowed on public roads from January next year. It also invited cities to compete to host one of three trials of the tech, which would start at the same time. In addition, ministers ordered a review of the UK's road regulations to provide appropriate guidelines. The Department for Transport had originally pledged to let self-driving cars be trialled on public roads by the end of 2013. Business Secretary Vince Cable revealed the details of the new plan at a research facility belonging to Mira, an automotive engineering firm based in the Midlands. "Today's announcement will see driverless cars take to our streets in less than six months, putting us at the forefront of this transformational technology and opening up new opportunities for our economy and society," he said. UK engineers, including a group at the University of Oxford, have been experimenting with driverless cars. But, concerns about legal and insurance issues have so far restricted the machines to private roads. Other countries have, however, been swifter to provide access to public routes. :surrender: Media player hehttp://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-28551069 Edited July 30, 2014 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) So your in a driver-less car on a bridge and someone steps out in front of you does your car: A) swerve left off the bridge killing you b)swerve right and hope the oncoming traffic misses you but potentially killing numerous people. C) plough on ahead killing the pedestrian D) activate the nitro jump Edited July 30, 2014 by Randy_Baton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 So your in a driver-less car on a bridge and someone steps out in front of you does your car: A) swerve left off the bridge killing you b)swerve right and hope the oncoming traffic misses you but potentially killing numerous people. C) plough on ahead killing the pedestrian D) activate the nitro jump E) Apply the brakes and pull up 5" shy of the pedestrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Edited July 30, 2014 by GMballistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 You can get rat a*sed in the pub and the car will take you home... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Got to be safer than some of the drivers i have seen around my area............... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I can't wait for this to happen actually as I'm sure they'll start running over cyclists left, right & center leading to the inevitable banning of the driver-less car. No computer controlled car in the world will ever be smart enough to predict what a cyclist will do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I can't wait for this to happen actually as I'm sure they'll start running over cyclists left, right & center leading to the inevitable banning of the driver-less car. No computer controlled car in the world will ever be smart enough to predict what a cyclist will do. No driver in the world is smart enough to predict what a cyclist will do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 ^^ True dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Personally I can't wait for Johnny Cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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