Would you ride in one of these cars of the future?

[Saulty]

http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a356346/google-awarded-us-patent-for-self-driving-car.html

Google awarded US patent for self-driving car

Google has been awarded a US patent for self-driving cars, it has emerged.

The firm's intellectual property rights refer to a method of switching a vehicle from human-control to a state where the vehicle drives itself, reports BBC News.

Google's patent, for "Transitioning a Mixed-mode Vehicle to Autonomous Mode", says that the car would intelligently know when to assume control itself, where the vehicle is located and in which direction to drive.

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[Bay Bud]

i would...as long as nobody else was on the road at the same time in one. i'm reminded of the very early days of the air force's f-111 program, when many of the crashes were caused by pilots not trusting the usaf's first t.f.r. system and lost control while trying to over-ride the system.

 

[kato]

i want flying cars like back to the future 2

 

[FreeFall]

fuck no. Driving is probably one of the most important things I enjoy about my day. Shifting through my gear box on a nice open dark empty highway has been one of the nicer rushes of my life. I don't want some damned robot doing it for me.

Google is also now partnering with "your" US Government in a recent buyout of a large hanger at moffit field also giving them ten governmental planes. Yes you should be scared. They have more information than you want to know.

 

[Saulty]

Maybe it can be used to take you home from the bar after drinking heavily. You get in and you pass out in your car and it takes you home.

 

[MrMonkey]

Not until the models were out for a few years! Probably be cheaper and all the kinks would be worked out of them! We aren't big on our autos as being a luxury item! Getting to point A to B will do without many trips back to the dealerships for repairs what we look for!

2004 Hyundai Sonata last car we bought and not one problem yet! Knock on wood!