I, too, am skeptical of robotic cars, but I must point out that all airliners today ARE big robots. While they DO need human help, most of the flying is done by setting the autopilot, and even that is not necessary if you do not deviate from the pre-programmed plan. Sean On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Bob Axtell wrote: > hmm... you guys seem to have much more faith in computer-controlled > machinery than I do... remember computerized voting machines? when was > the last time you flew on a robot-controlled airliner? I guess I am > just getting old... > > --Bob A > > On 2/9/12, YES NOPE9 wrote: >> Presume that claims for Google cars or other driverless cars are valid..= ..... >> =A0that is , a driverless car is safer than a human-piloted one... >> >> Does it make sense that driverless trucks would be safer, more fuel >> efficient and very clever at routing ? =A0Perhaps trucks could pick up a= nd >> drop off loads without human intervention. =A0Shipments could be routed = for >> maximum cost saving without regard to transit time..... No humans touch = the >> boxes from start to finish. =A0 99guspuppet >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .