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You youngsters will be the death of me
I genuinely reckon (acceptably safe) fully automated cars will be with us within a decade, and shortly after that manually operated cars withdrawn due highway incompatibility. And, in my case, I don’t think I’m bothered as frankly getting from A-B these days, in a car & at certain times, can be anything but enjoyable - I’d rather be feet up with a magazine & a beer.But then there’s those off-peak times + sunshine + a nice bike which makes everything right with the world….. gawd I’m loving’ this retirement malarkey..The question is, if / when the highways do become 100% automated, is there a future for motorbikes or any vehicular everyday pleasure? Personally I can’t see one - thoughts folks?
I think the first move to fully automated vehicles will be Goods Vehicles that will run on specially built roads or lanes on Motorways to & from distribution hubs for onward local transfer.
Had to do a CPC course on Smart Motorways for my HGV licence, the presenter was a moron, kept saying how good they were, how they improve safety etc etc etc. We got onto the subject of automated vehicles but he couldn’t answer on how they see lane markings in thick snow or dense fog, for that matter how the camera watchers for the smart motorways could see anyone broke down in the same weather conditions. Wait until there are multiple deaths and by multiple I mean over 10 caused by a smart motorway and let’s see how fast they drop the idea after being sued to hell and back.