The same reason why traffic lights are green, yellow, red. Under your argument, they should just put one single yellow light - steady light light = stop, blinking light = go.
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Or aesthetic reasons? Or Safety? Or, indeed, lowering costs of repairs when collisions happen (not necessarily for cheaper insurance rates).
Because they don’t? Name one advertisement, ever, that says “less to insure”.
Same reason people looked forward to having a computer do all their word processing for them, instead of manually using a type writer. Or a computer send messages for them instantaneously, instead of putting it in an envelope and sending a guy out to travel and deliver it. Or really, why people who can afford it have…
Unfortunately none of them! I tried configuring fully loaded cars, and still had those buttons!
Yep, and as you just brought up - same as all other manufacturers too! The Camry was replaced by the Corolla, was replaced by the Yaris!
No, what happened is that A4/3/C are no longer entry level sedans, that’s the A3/2/CLA instead.
Ah thanks for the detailed explanation. I was actually thinking of the infiniti, when I made the steering comment - but I just assumed that all of the assisted steering systems were the same. Thanks for the explanation! I learned something today! (and will not be looking at infinitis)!
Sounds like you’re in Hyundai’s market, not Audi’s.
Yes, and the first mind set is what leads to people getting killed/maimed because they wanted to fix something themselves without really understanding it and refusing to trust a professional, end up getting poisoned by improperly preparing food, and wanting to drive their own car believing that they must be above…
No, they trust that safety regulations and/or the free market (i.e. fear of lawsuits) and/or car company researchers, would make any eventual autonomous car safe. Whether that’s wise or not - it is still trust in concrete things.
Haha, I’d add to the graphic: the latest in a long line of priests and translators said God said it. I believe it. That settles it.
Not exactly, I’d say more education conditions you to trust, adapt, and believe in information from new sources quicker. Indeed, I think a lot of employers would agree that’s what makes college graduates better employees - not their knowledge in 19th Century English Literature, but that they are easier to train,…
Which is perfect! Since being too old to drive myself, but wanting cheap reliable transportation, is exactly the time of my life when I’d want this tech most!
The second point I agree with -
The good thing with a common law system is that the law and courts are very adaptable. A couple of lawsuits later, and courts will just adapt existing traffic laws, negligence laws, accidental death laws etc. to fit the new situation.
Yes, but I think you’re overthinking things. I don’t see them bothering to program utilitarian calculations - and I don’t think there’s any need to. If four pedestrians step out into traffic all at once, brake if you can, swerve if there’s no obstacles - simple.
I think that it may actually be way simpler than you think, and wouldn’t necessarily require making moral decisions, or deciding who’s more important, or analyzing danger levels.
Prius wasn’t the first hybrid on the market - and Tesla isn’t the first electric car on the market. The point is that early investment and market expansion is what made Prius the household name it is today. For Tesla, without the biggest auto maker in the world behind them, it’s risky I’ll give you that - but do you…