Would you ride in a driverless Tesla?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (207749)
Walnut Creek, California
March 9, 2023 12:54pm CST
You know that I'm not a big fan of technology driving planes and cars and stuff.
This crash occurred near my house. The car rammed a parked firetruck on I-680 that was helping previous crash victims.
If I were in a car and someone was not actually driving the thing, I would ask to be let off in a safe location.
I am OK with driverless "trams" at airports.
How about you?
https://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-driver-who-died-after-crashing-into-fire-truck-idd
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29 responses
@FourWalls (62827)
• United States
9 Mar 23
In a word, NO.
In more than a word, NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Machinery and computers can fail.
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@FourWalls (62827)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@TheHorse — no wonder you’re single. 
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Mar 23
I would avoid driving inside a driverless car since I am not ready to trust my life to a robot driven auto.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@Deepizzaguy Ironically, I think Musk may have said things like that.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Mar 23
@TheHorse I have heard the horror stories on television that persons in that field are scared that a robot might became like Frankenstein and turn on the creator of the invention.
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@MarieCoyle (29688)
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9 Mar 23
Umm. NO, I wouldn't.
To me, it's just not a good idea.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@MarieCoyle And of course, too much cell phone use leads to anxiety and depression issues in our young. But who cares?
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@MarieCoyle (29688)
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10 Mar 23
@TheHorse
There are just too many 'what ifs' to consider a driverless anything. A truly dumb idea, and like you said, thinking of making money, not people's safety.
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@BarBaraPrz (45711)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Mar 23
I'm still not sure about it, but as I don't drive it might be perfect for me... better than having to walk to a bus stop, go near where I wanted to go and then have to walk the rest of the way.
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@BarBaraPrz (45711)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Mar 23
@TheHorse Probably, but I don't like dealing with strangers.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@BarBaraPrz They don't bother me that much. Especially if there's a "script"--a predictable sequence of events and things to say.
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@snowy22315 (171498)
• United States
9 Mar 23
No, I don't think the world is ready for that. Maybe some day it will become the norm, but not now.
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@celticeagle (160283)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 23
The more people operating conveyances the better.
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@kaylachan (59238)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Mar 23
If I didn't have to rely on my wheelchair, and need help getting it in and out, then maybe. And, that's a big maybe. I'm not sure how I feel about things that drive themselves.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I'm not usually comfortable with another person driving me somewhere, let alone a machine on its own.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@TheHorse If I can't be the driver, I just don't go.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil That's just weird.
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@RasmaSandra (74285)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Mar 23
Nope, I am an anxiety sufferer who would rather deal with actual people than trust technology to get me from Point A to Point B.
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@1creekgirl (40660)
• United States
10 Mar 23
Nope, I 'm too old for that. Our 19 year old grandson Nathan can't wait to "drive" one. Or ride in one?
Concerning Elon Musk: the man who performed the marriage of our granddaughter Kristin looked just like him. I still suspect it really was him.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@1creekgirl One never knows. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29386)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Mar 23
Trams are one thing, driverless cars are another. I'm not a fan of Teslas with or without drivers.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic Musk claims to have Asperger's Syndrome. He's an odd bird.
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@JamesHxstatic (29386)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Mar 23
@TheHorse Money and himself. Just heard about a huge recall too.
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@just4him Very true. Flying is odd for me. I like to be "in control," and prefer driving to being a passenger in a car. Flying in an airplane is like going to the dentist. You give up all control, but once I'm there, I just sit back and enjoy it. Yes, even the dentist!
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@TheHorse (207749)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 23
@Beestring I do not either.
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@Beestring (13501)
• Hong Kong
10 Mar 23
@TheHorse Oh yeah, I meant I do not trust it.
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