I reckon the good Dr is a cyborg - and he can’t wait for all his new friends to populate the planet.
Until then he’s got us lot… 
Personally I think “I’ll get you Butler” sounds much better than “I’ll get you Automaton”!
Granted predetermined bus routes and some Trunking routes to large hubs could very well be automated but one thing that sticks in my head was a line in a Terminator film about keeping humans in the mix.
A bit like the self service tills at supermarkets you still need workers to oversee them. I mean if one of these fully automated vehicles breaks down surely someone’s gotta jump in and sort it out at some point or take over control to remove it from the road or track or whatever?
This also made me smile: http://eveningharold.com/2016/03/15/driverless-car-chases-cyclist-for-three-miles-in-road-rage-incident/
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.
Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.As you say some are ready to go autonomous now you ask but why don’t they. It is because they are still experimenting and improving all the time and will not use anything until it is perfected and less of a liability than a human which with most is already beyond that level.
Other countries are away ahead in experimentation on the public where as the UK has still not really started as yet but the changes will become far more evident in the next decade.
Dr Damon:
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.As you say some are ready to go autonomous now you ask but why don’t they. It is because they are still experimenting and improving all the time and will not use anything until it is perfected and less of a liability than a human which with most is already beyond that level.
Other countries are away ahead in experimentation on the public where as the UK has still not really started as yet but the changes will become far more evident in the next decade.
How could it possibly be less of a liability than a human?? What the ■■■■■■ it with you and automation??
The public will never accept transport automation, not in a million years, theres just far too much to go wrong with a computer especially where there are lives at risk…
Dr Damon:
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.
Why won’t the public get a choice, are we living in some sort of dictatorship?
However if they don’t agree, the public might be subject to a massive propaganda campaign from those who’ll benefit the most from automation in lower costs and higher profits.
Dr Damon:
pierrot 14:
I’m with you Blue, and Muckles WhoGivesAFlyingF.
All this new tech blox, blah blah blah. Then it goes seriously ■■■■-up!Probably not as ■■■■ up as it does now with humans at the helm! Listen if you are not interested in the future of the truck industry it’s simple do not read my posts but I can assure you everyone will hear about it more and more over the next few years.
Maybe go to the really interesting thread about shaving instead of moaning at me.
Yawn
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AndrewG:
Dr Damon:
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.As you say some are ready to go autonomous now you ask but why don’t they. It is because they are still experimenting and improving all the time and will not use anything until it is perfected and less of a liability than a human which with most is already beyond that level.
Other countries are away ahead in experimentation on the public where as the UK has still not really started as yet but the changes will become far more evident in the next decade.How could it possibly be less of a liability than a human?? What the [zb] it with you and automation??
The public will never accept transport automation, not in a million years, theres just far too much to go wrong with a computer especially where there are lives at risk…
Are you serious? Did you even open the link? You are either a wind up merchant or living in cloud cuckoo land. Automation is happening all over the world. Billions have been spent and it is only getting started. You are in for a few surprises over the next decade if you really believe it will never happen.
muckles:
Dr Damon:
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.
Why won’t the public get a choice, are we living in some sort of dictatorship?
However if they don’t agree, the public might be subject to a massive propaganda campaign from those who’ll benefit the most from automation in lower costs and higher profits.
muckles I am sure you are aware it will be phased in very gradually and I am afraid the general public will not really have much choice. Take it or leave it I reckon.
Dr Damon:
muckles:
Dr Damon:
alamcculloch:
The maritime and aviation industries could go autonomous pretty much now. So why don’t they? Just because it could be done doesn’t mean that it will be done. I don’t think that the public are ready to accept driverless vehicles as mainstream.Hate to tell you fella but the public will have no choice.
Why won’t the public get a choice, are we living in some sort of dictatorship?
However if they don’t agree, the public might be subject to a massive propaganda campaign from those who’ll benefit the most from automation in lower costs and higher profits.muckles I am sure you are aware it will be phased in very gradually and I am afraid the general public will not really have much choice. Take it or leave it I reckon.
These autonomous products are made and operated by commercial operations in reasonably democratic countries, they cannot force the public to use them, for example when the buses come into operation if nobody uses them, what are they going to do, force them by gun point?
The public will probably use them, but it won’t be by force or lack of choice, it will be by user acceptance and commercial considerations.
If in the hypothetical situation where nobody uses any of this, even after the public get blitzed by a major PR campaign, companies that make them will either have gone out of business or shifted their output to something the public will spend their money.
Maybe you believe in a totalitarian society where there is no freedom of choice. However if that happens I’m going off grid and will join with others to smash the system or die trying. 
Yes you are quite correct muckles with your thoughts however the public will use them. They are already using them even in the UK and even more so in other countries. Once confidence is gained,and that will happen fairly quickly even the ones that now say they will never use them will be hopping on and off just like the rest of us without a second thought 
Dr Damon:
Yes you are quite correct muckles with your thoughts however the public will use them. They are already using them even in the UK and even more so in other countries. Once confidence is gained,and that will happen fairly quickly even the ones that now say they will never use them will be hopping on and off just like the rest of us without a second thought
I have no doubt the public will use them, but I didn’t know there was an autonomous transit system already in operation and not under trial.
muckles:
Dr Damon:
Yes you are quite correct muckles with your thoughts however the public will use them. They are already using them even in the UK and even more so in other countries. Once confidence is gained,and that will happen fairly quickly even the ones that now say they will never use them will be hopping on and off just like the rest of us without a second thoughtI have no doubt the public will use them, but I didn’t know there was an autonomous transit system already in operation and not under trial.
I believe they are in use in and around Canary Wharf East London.
v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3017099 … hicle-test
And what about this at a top speed of 5 mph…wow!
Dr Damon:
muckles:
Dr Damon:
Yes you are quite correct muckles with your thoughts however the public will use them. They are already using them even in the UK and even more so in other countries. Once confidence is gained,and that will happen fairly quickly even the ones that now say they will never use them will be hopping on and off just like the rest of us without a second thoughtI have no doubt the public will use them, but I didn’t know there was an autonomous transit system already in operation and not under trial.
I believe they are in use in and around Canary Wharf East London.
v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/3017099 … hicle-test
And what about this at a top speed of 5 mph…wow!
Interesting as it is, I did say not under trial, according to the article they are only available for 19 days on a 1km pre-planned circuit and even the chap on the video say they’re trialing them.
I do hope they learn a few lessons from the trial, especially about which country they put them into, it appeared to be on the right hand side of the road on some of the clips, which might get a bit messy if they don’t correct it before it goes out on the open road. 