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I have been driving for 40 years and been a technician the same time. I have a degree in industrial robotics. I have come to the conclusion that there are benefits to automation and there are limitations. One should never let the machine do your thinking for you. Its job is to handle routine repetitive tasks. Automated systems will always require some level of supervision in the form of an operator and a systems controller. Sensors will give us much more information and it will be processed rapidly. We will still have to deal with unexpected conditions and failures. Measuring the traction in various snow or rain conditions will not be easy. Predicting the path of an animal in the road would be only a statistical best guess. Computer systems are vulnerable to attack and sensors can be negated so in the end there are limits of reliability. Trust but verify.
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