The downside of automotive technology

[onlinebiker]

Watch TV and the manufacturers will crow on, about how safe all the " collision avoidance " technology will make their vehicles.

Well.....

Yes and no.


Yes - when it' s new - and under warranty

But - what will happen 10, 20 or even 30 years down the road?

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My guess? 

Owners will get reliant on such systems doing the job the " meatware" used to do - paying attention. ( in theory)..

And - like all other mechanical or electrical systems - at some point the safety gear will quit working - and neither the car or it' s " driver" will be paying attention - and moving shit will encounter unmoving shit - or moving shit that' s going in a different direction.

Then of course the " driver" who was playing with his dick at the point of impact - will sue the manufacturer, for not making a perfect product.


Lawyers salivate at the prospects.....

There are so many things wrong with progress.   Let’s go back to the Stone Age.

Progress???

Becoming reliant on gadgetry isn't progress.

Just look at a pocket calculator.

A handy tool. But - today' s kid can't convert fractions to decimal, and probably can't tell you what the square root of 144 is without a calculator.

Why?

He relies on the gadget to do as job he should know how to do.

You want compliant unskilled drones.

I want thinking people that can DO things.

Like drive.

Edit to add ----

I don't think the tech is bad --- you just made that assumption.

You failed to answer the heart of the question --- what happens as the system ages and quits functioning???? ( guaranteed, it will)

In an ideal world - the system would self test ---- and at ANY hint of an inoperative condition - the vehicle would shut down - and remain inoperative until the fault was corrected.

Unfortunately - today's consumer ( and probably tomorrow's) won't go along with that.

We know what happens now - when an ABS system fails --- they tape over the warning light and keep driving...