Autonomous vehicles

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

^Yup. It’s difficult to think of a technological advance where the advantages - either direct or serendipitous - haven’t outweighed the toll on human life.

Boru

I think this is true, but we seem to be slow to learn from past mistakes.  New technologies emerge all the time and we have plenty of experience with this causing unintended side effects, yet we have a pretty bad track record of remembering this the next time some new technology emerges.  Its typically not until the new technology has been out there for a while that the problems become evident and solutions are devised.

Naturally, it isn’t possible to foresee all possible outcomes of a new technology. I’m not sure there’s any way around this (until technology gets off its collective arse and invents the ChronoScope).

Boru