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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:30 PM Jan 2015

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Prototypes of driverless cars are set to get the go-ahead on a stretch of Germany's

busy A9 autobahn.

What will the control freaks do?

Link:
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/germany-set-open-autobahn-self-driving-vehicles-n294351

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Prototypes of driverless cars are set to get the go-ahead on a stretch of Germany's (Original Post) CK_John Jan 2015 OP

Those poor, poor robot cars. Orsino Jan 2015 #1

Why, they have done a lot of testing without an accident? CK_John Jan 2015 #2

State-of-the-art AIs are about to meet *professional* drivers... Orsino Jan 2015 #3

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

1. Those poor, poor robot cars.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 01:46 PM

Jan 2015

They are in for a rude awakening.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

2. Why, they have done a lot of testing without an accident?

Reply to Orsino (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:11 PM

Jan 2015

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

3. State-of-the-art AIs are about to meet *professional* drivers...

Reply to CK_John (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jan 2015

...and die of shame.

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