Yes, and "who wants to live forever"?
I think that if people are too stupid to be trusted to drive in a safe considerate manner, then elements of their 'control' over their vehicles should be removed, and automated.
Eg.
Forward radar systems that prevent the car being driven too close to those in front, relative to speed (I believe Mercedes had a demonstrator of this years ago).
RF tags built into speed limit signs that are read by the car, which then imposes said limit.
Automatically dipping headlights, triggered via a forward facing infra-red camera.
360° proximity sensors that can't be disabled, and only shut down when the car is at a standstill. This could work via a surround-sound setup focused on the driver's head, to enable them to have an audio picture of their immediate surroundings.
I think that if people are too stupid to be trusted to drive in a safe considerate manner, then elements of their 'control' over their vehicles should be removed, and automated.
Eg.
Forward radar systems that prevent the car being driven too close to those in front, relative to speed (I believe Mercedes had a demonstrator of this years ago).
RF tags built into speed limit signs that are read by the car, which then imposes said limit.
Automatically dipping headlights, triggered via a forward facing infra-red camera.
360° proximity sensors that can't be disabled, and only shut down when the car is at a standstill. This could work via a surround-sound setup focused on the driver's head, to enable them to have an audio picture of their immediate surroundings.
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