Will driving license be obsolete in the future ?

[vienna]

Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Despite tremendous advancements in technology over last 50 years automated trains are still restricted to few fully grade separated metro systems instead of being in widespread use. Currently it looks like this won't change in another half a century.

When the BART rail system was created in the late 60s in the San Francisco Bay Area, the trains were fully capable of autonomous operation and the BART authorities flirted with idea but public ill-ease with the idea made it necessary to have operators in the cabs. Oddly, there was public outcry over 'featherbedding' since the impression was the operators would simply be sitting in the cabs drawing a paycheck for doing nothing...


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[mapuc]

We are talking about two things here

1. Safety-Prevent a drunken person to drive the car and prevent some thief from stealing it.

2. Psychology- Even if we had to go through a 5 years education to get a license to drive a car there will always be persons who drive like they had left the brain at home.



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