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Originally Posted by P-hack
...the cars, realizing that there are situations they are not smart enough to anticipate at hiway speeds, default to max speed of 20mph, because, safety is the only consideration.
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The technology won't be accepted if it makes our lives worse. Quite the opposite is likely. Humans have to slow down because of the limitations of our sensory aparatus (sight, sound). Self driving cars can see through fog using radar and passive infrared, both of which humans are incapable of. Imagine maintaining 70 MPH in fog so dense you can't see 10 ft.
I can imagine no scenerio in which a human can outperform automatic systems when the technology has been sufficiently developed.
Back in the day, Senna was the king of F1 racing. When active suspension (computer controlled) was introduced, the differences in driving skill were made less apparent. No longer could Senna go off the track and then make an exciting comeback, making up the lost time by superior driving. In 1994 F1 banned the technology to emphasize driver skill instead of computer assistance.
There is still a ton of computer assistance in F1 racing. Accelleration off the line is computer controlled, with the driver simply mashing the throttle and the car deciding how much throttle to apply.