Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Just think how pilots used to talk about flying in clouds, using autopilot or letting an airplane autoland. It is going to take awhile to get there, but I'm confident it will. Snow blocking the street lines, they can always put metal chips in the paint so cars stay in their lane using nfc type tech. Don't think for one second that a computer would be less capable of maintaining control in the snow. They have more sensitive sensors and just more data in general to let them know well before they start to skid. It's a matter of time. Start preparing yourself for it now.
You may be right. But there are still vast areas of this country served by gravel roads etc. I wonder if we will get to the point where some will not even be able to drive a non automated vehicle, just like now many have no clue how to drive a manual transmission.
Right now, despite the amazing automation, there is still often a requirement for pilot intervention. We've got a long way to go. The mix of human driven cars mixing with automated vehicles will be interesting.