Semi-auto**mous
tech could lead to
more in-car ***, expert worries
Forget texting. ***
could be the next greatest safety hazard facing our roadways.
As
Semi-auto**mous systems like Tesla's
Autopilot or Honda Sensing become
more prevalent and lull drivers into a false sense of security, a new form of distracted driving might endanger people on the roads:
in-car ***.
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Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car
"I am predicting that, once computers are doing the driving, there will be a lot
more *** in cars," Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence told the
CBC.
You might imagine, this is perhaps the most distracting thing you can do in a car. Accordingly, it
could be devastatingly dangerous. Google estimates it takes*17 seconds to respond to an
Semi-auto**mous car's prompts to retake control of the vehicle. I can only imagine, if in the midst of coitus, it's a bit longer than that.
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