Things you want standard on all cars in 10 years?
Discussion
pistonoobs said:
standard on all cars
- some form of propulsion- some form of steering
- some form of stopping device
I'd like a choice please... And whether you like them or not (personally I'm in the "time and place" camp)
I certainly don't want all these driver aids to be STANDARD on ALL cars.
In 10 years?
A reliable way to see for myself if my commute ahead is congested so that I can take a detour. Maybe just to be able to link to the traffic cameras on the motorway so that I can see for myself. The navigation is never right when it says there is a traffic ahead, and anyway, who uses navigation on their daily commute? It seems daft that we all drive the same route, day in, day out, but have no way of benefitting from this in order to check if it's clear ahead.
A way to find parking spaces rather than driving around for ages. Or maybe a car that drops you off at your destination then goes off and parks itself?
Auto warming/ demisting before I get to the car in the morning. I think some cars have this but I've yet to experience it.
Ultimately: some kind of satellite guidance (NOT control) which means at traffic lights all cars move off together, rather than the "chain reaction" we have today (in fact, would lights be needed any more?). I'm sure this would solve a lot of congestion.
Also (but this in about 50 years), I would like all numpty drivers to have satellite guided cars (like Tom Cruise in Minority Report), but leave "real" drivers (with manual, RWD etc) the option to drive themselves. I don't think we can win the war on MLMs and people who aren't interested in driving. Satellite guidance might be the answer to that.
A reliable way to see for myself if my commute ahead is congested so that I can take a detour. Maybe just to be able to link to the traffic cameras on the motorway so that I can see for myself. The navigation is never right when it says there is a traffic ahead, and anyway, who uses navigation on their daily commute? It seems daft that we all drive the same route, day in, day out, but have no way of benefitting from this in order to check if it's clear ahead.
A way to find parking spaces rather than driving around for ages. Or maybe a car that drops you off at your destination then goes off and parks itself?
Auto warming/ demisting before I get to the car in the morning. I think some cars have this but I've yet to experience it.
Ultimately: some kind of satellite guidance (NOT control) which means at traffic lights all cars move off together, rather than the "chain reaction" we have today (in fact, would lights be needed any more?). I'm sure this would solve a lot of congestion.
Also (but this in about 50 years), I would like all numpty drivers to have satellite guided cars (like Tom Cruise in Minority Report), but leave "real" drivers (with manual, RWD etc) the option to drive themselves. I don't think we can win the war on MLMs and people who aren't interested in driving. Satellite guidance might be the answer to that.
A display right in front plus a verbal warning telling me the random speed limit that has been imposed on any given sections of road by the local cash generation operation.
When I occasionally venture out of the smoke to rural Oxfordshire I genuinely struggle to follow all the changes in seed limits that now take place. The kids in the back say something to me and suddenly find myself wondering "hang on - have I left the 40 and am now in a 50? Or is it a 30? Or did I miss a national speed limit sign?". Coupled with the plague of speed cameras and scamera vans round there (the FIL keeps getting bust and he's lived round there all his life) it really is a nightmare. Ten years ago I'd drive through villages at 20 or 30, leave the village and accelerate to 60 or whatever and then at the next village slow down again.
Now it's 30/20/30/40/30/50/40/60/40 etc etc etc.
It's a nighmare.
Actually I want one of these now, not in 10 years...
When I occasionally venture out of the smoke to rural Oxfordshire I genuinely struggle to follow all the changes in seed limits that now take place. The kids in the back say something to me and suddenly find myself wondering "hang on - have I left the 40 and am now in a 50? Or is it a 30? Or did I miss a national speed limit sign?". Coupled with the plague of speed cameras and scamera vans round there (the FIL keeps getting bust and he's lived round there all his life) it really is a nightmare. Ten years ago I'd drive through villages at 20 or 30, leave the village and accelerate to 60 or whatever and then at the next village slow down again.
Now it's 30/20/30/40/30/50/40/60/40 etc etc etc.
It's a nighmare.
Actually I want one of these now, not in 10 years...
Most of these automated things, lights, wipers etc are pandering to the feeble, lazy, and disinterested. These are the people we DO NOT want on our roads. As PHers we should be against these things. I think the climate control in my car is witchcraft enough.
One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
AC43 said:
A display right in front plus a verbal warning telling me the random speed limit that has been imposed on any given sections of road by the local cash generation operation.
When I occasionally venture out of the smoke to rural Oxfordshire I genuinely struggle to follow all the changes in seed limits that now take place. The kids in the back say something to me and suddenly find myself wondering "hang on - have I left the 40 and am now in a 50? Or is it a 30? Or did I miss a national speed limit sign?". Coupled with the plague of speed cameras and scamera vans round there (the FIL keeps getting bust and he's lived round there all his life) it really is a nightmare. Ten years ago I'd drive through villages at 20 or 30, leave the village and accelerate to 60 or whatever and then at the next village slow down again.
Now it's 30/20/30/40/30/50/40/60/40 etc etc etc.
It's a nighmare.
Actually I want one of these now, not in 10 years...
Street lights and no repeater signs = 30mphWhen I occasionally venture out of the smoke to rural Oxfordshire I genuinely struggle to follow all the changes in seed limits that now take place. The kids in the back say something to me and suddenly find myself wondering "hang on - have I left the 40 and am now in a 50? Or is it a 30? Or did I miss a national speed limit sign?". Coupled with the plague of speed cameras and scamera vans round there (the FIL keeps getting bust and he's lived round there all his life) it really is a nightmare. Ten years ago I'd drive through villages at 20 or 30, leave the village and accelerate to 60 or whatever and then at the next village slow down again.
Now it's 30/20/30/40/30/50/40/60/40 etc etc etc.
It's a nighmare.
Actually I want one of these now, not in 10 years...
No street lights and no repeater signs = NSL
Any other speed limit, with or without street lights will have repeater signs..........
I'm not a highway code fan, I only know this because I've been on a speed awareness course!
AC43 said:
Actually I want one of these now, not in 10 years...
My car (Avensis) does this now. A nice lady says "you are over the speed limit" and you can set the margin at which she tells you to +5, +10 etc. Gets annoying after a while. Impressive how quickly you can inadvertently break the law after starting a journey though!Triumph Man said:
Most of these automated things, lights, wipers etc are pandering to the feeble, lazy, and disinterested. These are the people we DO NOT want on our roads. As PHers we should be against these things. I think the climate control in my car is witchcraft enough.
One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
Wise words mate.One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
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