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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I wonder why people are worried by this and want to resist the inevitable?
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If you look at major polls and surveys on the issue, about half of drivers are skeptical about an autonomous system. In one poll I found, 75% of respondents said they do not trust an autonomous system to take their kids to school. 60% said that a computer system doesn't have better decision making ability than humans. In another major poll 42% of respondents said autonomous cars were a bad idea, with 33% saying it was a good idea. Furthermore, people see a clear privacy risk, with over 70% believing private companies and the government could collect and abuse driving data with an autonomous system.
There are large implications not yet realized. An autonomous system would collect location data and would be stored on a network, vulnerable to abuse by the government, private companies, and hackers. Just like Google collects your search data to deliver advertisements to you on the internet, there is a real possibility marketers and even automakers would take advantage of the data being collected by the car. And a large autonomous system would be a good target for hackers.
Another issue is the cost of such a system. Cities, counties, and states are barely able to build and maintain the road system, now they have to reinvent the wheel and implement/maintain a complex autonomous driving network.
I can see the benefits, but it's not all blue skies and sunshine. There are many disadvantages and problems that will be created by a system, and that is why a majority of people are at least skeptical or concerned about losing the freedom to drive to the government.
I like driving. I would not want to lose the ability to drive older cars. And there are a lot of people who feel this way. I think everyone should have a say, it's not a one-size-fits-all approach that should be used.