Experts are concerned about the effects self-driving cars will have on those behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
The issue is that should the self-driving system fail or human intervention be necessary, drivers will be too distracted to take the wheel in time.<\/p>\n
“The issue of the attentive driver is … problematic,” said one note contained<\/strong> <\/a>in a stream of emails about Tesla’s so-called self-driving car.<\/p>\n “Drivers tend to overestimate the performance of automation and will naturally turn their focus away from the road when they turn on their auto-pilot,.<\/p>\n “I am predicting that, once computers are doing the driving, there will be a lot more sex in cars,” said<\/strong><\/a> Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence.<\/p>\n “That’s one of several things people will do which will inhibit their ability to respond quickly when the computer says to the human, ‘Take over.”<\/p>\n While we imagine “other” activities will increase with fully-automated cars taking to the roads in the future, a more immediate concern is how texting and talking on smartphones will sky-rocket.<\/p>\n Fully-automated cars (which are still a long way off) should not be confused with cars that are self-driving.<\/p>\n Nvidia GeForce 1000 Series countdown has begun<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What you need to do if you want a job in game development in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nWhat are these drivers doing exactly?<\/h3>\n
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