Will self-driving cars eventually solve the issue of drunk driving?

[darklordoftech]

Could the lack of a need for a driver eventually create a society without DUIs?

[GP270watch]

Some people believe ride-sharing has dramatically reduced DUIs in certain cities. Self driving cars despite the media hype and amplifying of every accident will be way safer than human drivers because human drivers text, drive distracted, drive sleepy, have medical conditions, or drive inebriated. So once self driving cars get good enough even their error rate won't compare to human beings rate of accidents.

 Also once you don't have to drive the car it will be totally redesigned for both comfort and safety so even if there is an accident you'll be much more likely to survive. But this won't be for a while as people and lawmakers will still call for self driving cars where humans can still commandeer the system.

[HillGoose]

hell ya brah future is gonna slap

[dead0man]

yes, of course.  Maybe not entirely, because if you have billions of humans, some of them are going to be funking sh**t up constantly.

[Person Man]

yes, of course.  Maybe not entirely, because if you have billions of humans, some of them are going to be funking sh**t up constantly.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Hopefully. Hopefully they help end all vehicular deaths and injuries eventually too.

[HisGrace]

What if you put Jack Daniels in the fuel tank?

Some people believe ride-sharing has dramatically reduced DUIs in certain cities. Self driving cars despite the media hype and amplifying of every accident will be way safer than human drivers because human drivers text, drive distracted, drive sleepy, have medical conditions, or drive inebriated. So once self driving cars get good enough even their error rate won't compare to human beings rate of accidents.

 Also once you don't have to drive the car it will be totally redesigned for both comfort and safety so even if there is an accident you'll be much more likely to survive. But this won't be for a while as people and lawmakers will still call for self driving cars where humans can still commandeer the system.

If a human makes a mistake and kills someone no one wants drastic action like banning all cars, but if an automated car did everyone would freak out and want them all banned right away.

[Del Tachi]

No, because fully-autonomous vehicles will never become ubiquitous or even commonplace.  We will certainly see increasing automation in vehicles (that's been the case for years now) but never the complete cessation of human responsibility for driving.   

[Grassroots]

Hopefully self driving cars are banned as with some other forms of automation that could put people out of work and may devolve society. Progress isn't always good.

[GP270watch]

No, because fully-autonomous vehicles will never become ubiquitous or even commonplace.

 If government regulates it away or delays it that's one thing but from a technological standpoint this is not reality. Fully-autonomous vehicles is not a very complex technical problem to solve, investors and the richest companies on Earth are throwing gobs of cash at the few hurdles left to overcome. The processing power and sensors needed become more powerful and cheaper everyday. It's a matter of time, just a few decades or less before we have cities that are fully automated then it's rolled out to the rest of the world.

 The fact China is also rapidly developing this technology and not only the U.S. and Europe insures that there will be an accelerated environment to reach these targets. The United States will not want to fall behind in the A.I. technology that makes all this possible to a rival like China.

[emailking]

Hopefully. Hopefully they help end all vehicular deaths and injuries eventually too.

[dead0man]

Hopefully self driving cars are banned as with some other forms of automation that could put people out of work and may devolve society. Progress isn't always good.

people have been predicting automation was going to put everybody out of work since the start of the industrial revolution.  Why do you think they were wrong and you are right?

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

A disproportionate number of organ donations at present come from vehicle accidents, so let's hope 3D printing will take off soon.

[Grassroots]

Hopefully self driving cars are banned as with some other forms of automation that could put people out of work and may devolve society. Progress isn't always good.

people have been predicting automation was going to put everybody out of work since the start of the industrial revolution.  Why do you think they were wrong and you are right?

I'm not saying that, but wouldn't it be better if we could prevent that from happening?

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Hopefully self driving cars are banned as with some other forms of automation that could put people out of work and may devolve society. Progress isn't always good.

people have been predicting automation was going to put everybody out of work since the start of the industrial revolution.  Why do you think they were wrong and you are right?

I'm not saying that, but wouldn't it be better if we could prevent that from happening?

Why bother? It isn't something to be concerned about because new jobs will be found and the world will improve. It's basic economic history. Don't be a Luddite. It isn't like the retail meltdown is causing mass nationwide unemployment, and driving is the same. It isn't our job to delay progress to prop up make-work jobs, and humans can be put to much better use doing other things than being behind a steering wheel.

In a different note, self-driving cars do have the potential to fix two big ills: car ownership and internal combusion engines. People have a lot of their wealth locked up in cars that just sit around all day, and once car ownership goes away in favor of self-driving ubers, that will all be released into new consumer spending. Also, mass redevelopment of parking lots, drive-thrus, strip malls and the like will occur. American cities have a massive amount of space dedicated to car ownership, and there will be a lot of opportunities to transform that. Secondarily, regulations should mandate that these fleets of self-driving ubers be electric, which has the potential to affect global carbon emissions darastically. Since they'll have to be new-builds anyway and geofencing will keep all trips below the point where charging will be an issue, ever one of these new cars can and should be electric. Of course, in an ideal world, we'll solve the problem of American automobile-oriented design in general, but this is a powerful opportunity for a high-impact low-investment transformation of our inefficient mobility networks until that can happen, and without car ownership, at least most people will opt to fly or train instead of road trip.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, the only reason why drunk driving death are decreasing is due to sobriety and AA programs.  Self driving cars will increase, not drunk driving deaths, but death due to no person controlling of the steering. Shouldn't be used on highways, only in streets

[QAnonKelly]

Hopefully self driving cars are banned as with some other forms of automation that could put people out of work and may devolve society. Progress isn't always good.

Brb getting in my horse and buggy.