Posted by:
MarkJ
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Date: February 22, 2012 03:28AM
Driverless cars are going to revolutionize our transportation system, leading to more decentraliztion, not less.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/21/autos/driverless_cars/index.htmA fully networked traffic system will enable cars to drive without stop lights or traffic jams. Cars will be able to maintain steady speeds with little or no stopping or slowing making for easier and faster commutes and long distance trips.
Driverless cars will be much safer and many of the heavy safety systems now installed in cars can be eliminated.
Driverless cars will turn vehicles into appliances as speed and acceleration and handling will be out of the control of the passengers. Why pay for 300 horsepower if 100 will do? Nobody buys a toaster because based on the watts it burns.
Insurance companies are going to charge much higher rates to those who continue to drive.
Freight companies will be able to move stuff 24 hours a day without worrying about drivers.
My prediction is that an aging Baby Boomer generation will flock to driverless cars when they start to realize they are too old to drive. Driverless cars will get higher MPG, at least 70 mpg, and will give people more freedom to live where they want to.
The church leadership is missing another turning point in history.