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I was driving today, and I was thinking, why don’t normal cars have an autopilot yet? It’s very much possible with the power of computers. I’m sure they have cars that do it, but with a pretty big price tag.
It really wouldn’t be that hard. Some sensors for lines in the road, sensors to test the distance of obstacles in front of you, and a camera to record speed limit and other road signs. They already have distance sensors for backing up, but front sensors would have to be able to sense for a longer distance.
It would need to disengage during bad weather, traffic, or extreme road conditions. I would have an aggressive knob, to know what the minimum preferred speed is (least aggressive would use the least gas).
I’m sure there’s a lot more to it, but it’s possible if a car company would just do it, and they could go a long ways. There would have to be “Not Responsibile in case of X” clauses that the person would have to agree to, and lots of safety issues as well.
I would go for a car with autopilot.
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