Watching TV/ Driving

[Jack2jack]

Is the world going nuts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61155735

 

[dickythorpe]

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Isn’t the point that the car is doing the driving?

 

[Manselton Jack]

Isn’t the point that the car is doing the driving?

And if there's a problem with the software?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Isn’t the point that the car is doing the driving?

And if there's a problem with the software?

Have you tried turning it off and then turning it back on again?

 

[Jack2jack]

Isn’t the point that the car is doing the driving?

I can see it now,you're on a nice long drive, heating on, watching a film and you nod off, and the system fails and you're supposed to take control, I mean wtf. As daft ideas go, this is right up there.
This taking technology to a new level of stupid.

 

[BrynCartwright]

I suppose the next logical step is to legislate gents (or ladies) to pleasure themselves with the occasional 'hand-shandy' whilst looking at a bit of XVideos or YouPorn or "Debbie Does Dallas" at 70mph!

 

[legoman]

I worked in the commercial motor insurance industry for years and spent my latter period working on the implications for the industry regarding self driving cars.

Whilst I can see clever people can devise systems to control cars, no one could ever persuade me how such vehicles could safely be introduced alongside conventional cars. The UK fleet will contain a mixture of vehicles for years to come. I used to cite the real life example of a driver on a motorway spotting idiots on an over bridge dropping blocks onto cars below. A human could spot this and take some action, but I was never convinced a self driving car could.

 

[Jackfath]

I used to regularly see a white van man watching tv on his mobile whilst driving along the M4. The amount of people texting/talking on their phones whilst driving is astonishing.

 

[dickythorpe]

Years ago you were allowed to drive after lots and lots of booze......that never caused issues did it???

 

[CygnusX1]

Will the TV have VPN?