farmerjohn
Well-known Member
Did not want to hijack the thread below on junkyards ? I have not visited a junkyard in serval years so I don?t know what they?re like around my area now (western PA). I know a lot of people like myself who can tinker on their cars to keep them running as the car ages, and their cars don?t run like brand new but they do work and get you where you need to go. For example my 1995 truck, the air conditioning doesn?t work, electric mirrors don?t work, the intermittent wipers don?t work, and my mechanic unhooked some vacuum hoses so it wouldn?t stall at the stop sign. I have to think that with the idea of eventually going to self driving cars, with all the sensors, electronics, computers, and technology that would be in them, the car would have to be in top-notch condition to work properly and avoid accidents. This would prevent people from fixing their own cars or driving a car that is not in perfect condition, which could be unaffordable for a lot. I?m not trying to be skeptical but I don?t see that for self driving cars, unless EVERYONE has one, and they are all in excellent working condition,the idea will not work.