We've all, by now, probably heard something about self-piloting cars emerging on the scene. Ford Motor company's technology spokesman Alan Hall answers a few questions here at from Edmunds.com: bit.ly/TQd5cK
"Still, we're far away from the day when you can load the grandparents in the backseat and tell the car to take them to their doctor appointment. Autonomous cars that won't let the driver take control are possible, but no one is yet seriously considering that scenario, says Ford Motor Company technology spokesman Alan Hall.
That could change "far out in the future with a real intelligent transportation model," he says, but Ford's belief is that as things stand now, "the driver always needs to be engaged in the driving process.
"The driver is still the driver," Hall says.
That belief is shared by other automakers and, it seems, by regulators. It certainly is reflected in the widely publicized decision by Nevada lawmakers to "legalize" driverless cars. In fact, the state's law merely set up regulations for testing such vehicles on Nevada highways. It explicitly requires two licensed drivers in each vehicle, ready to take control if the autonomous systems fail."
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