Now, with the dawn of the autonomous vehicle well within sight and plans for its Wisconsin plant progressing at full speed, Foxconn, which is perhaps best known as Apple's iPhone supplier, has suggested creating interstate lanes specifically for self-driving vehicles. Taiwan-based Foxconn made headlines earlier this year when it first announced...

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If self-driving cars are so "smart" why do they need their own lane?

because they'll be linking themselves into trains and tailgating

On 11/16/2017 at 8:18 AM, Ringo64 said:

If self-driving cars are so "smart" why do they need their own lane?

Because the sidewalk is too crowded already.

This has been a wet dream of the "Forward Thinkers" almost from the dawn of the automobile. Luckily I'll be long gone before the DRIVING EXPERIENCE is part of our history  

Based on how most people drive, maybe a computer can do it better.

Yeah what happens when those computers get infected or crash, then what?

The same thing that happens when a human "crashes" (stroke, heart attack, diabetic shock, etc)

10 hours ago, notallthere said:

Based on how most people drive, maybe a computer can do it better.

possibly but, a computer is only as good as the programmer and the cheap sensors that are made in china.

3 hours ago, Frosty said:

Yeah what happens when those computers get infected or crash, then what?

or when china hacks the systems

2 hours ago, Professur said:

The same thing that happens when a human "crashes" (stroke, heart attack, diabetic shock, etc)

you left out farts, 

 

Ah the world is just gonna end up like that old movie from the 70's Logan's Run and have vehicles on a track.

https://youtu.be/taJ4MFCxiuo