Self-driving cars...

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by Buzz

I understand where you're coming from, with the loss of reliance on real human skills, but where do you draw the distinction between that concern vs. the tangible benefits of technological advances that really do make things better? You have ABS on your list - would you also have opposed disc brakes, power steering, EFI, paddle shifters, GPS, Doppler Radar, the Internet, matches and Kevlar body armor?

Everyone is going to have a different measure. My car of choice is a cobra for a reason. It purposefully lacks bells and whistles that Bing and chime, like when you leave your keys in or lights on or don't do your seatbelt up... I'm big on taking responsibility.

So for mine:
disc brakes - not opposed.
power steering - not opposed
EFI - not opposed (not opposed to electric powered motor cars either).
Paddle shifters - yes opposed. They're ridiculous in anything other than an F1 car.
GPS - yes opposed. Seriously, they cause more accidents than you think.
Doppler Radar - not on principle, yes on implementation.
Internet - sometimes.
matches - not opposed, that said, I know people who can't use them either
Kevlar body amour - not required where I live... Yet! We don't have shootings on a daily basis. However due to our legal systems not dealing with criminals anywhere near harsh enough, they may become a future requirement.