From one piece Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) 5 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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The driverless car is bursting forth without a legal, ethical and priorities framework.
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Until that distant dream by the technocrats when all vehicles are driverless is realized, there may be less safety because of the mix of autonomous and human-operated vehicles.
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But computers fail often; they are often susceptible to hacking—whether by the manufacturers, dealers or deadly actors.
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Don’t expect driverless cars to be taking over anytime in the next few decades.
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The hype and unsubstantiated hope behind the self-driving car movement continues unabated, distracting from addressing necessities of old “mobilities” such as inadequate public transit and upgrading highway and rail infrastructure.