Autocar - "The Car in 2030"
Discussion
Did anyone else go to this debate at the UWE campus this evening? Chaired by Steve Cropley of Autocar, with a panel comprising of his colleague Hilton Hall, Thatcham guru Matthew Avery, Richard Parry-Jones, Vice President of Ford product development, and Graham Smith, MD of Toyota UK/Europe
I must say, it was a fascinating discussion with the informed wisdom of industry insiders. The consensus seemed to be a continued move towards hydribs and battery electric cars (groan), whilst beginning the introduction of hydrogen fuel cells and a uk hydrogen infrastructure (not so bad). The kicker though, was that they all agreed the next big thing coming is a fully automated car, further quashing the idea of driving for pleasure.
However, there were some good points made by several members of the audience, including me on a debate in why young drivers seem increasingly disinterested in cars. I may have used the PH classic phrases of "cars as white goods", "isolation of the driver by safety aids", and "driving for the thrill of it"
I must say, it was a fascinating discussion with the informed wisdom of industry insiders. The consensus seemed to be a continued move towards hydribs and battery electric cars (groan), whilst beginning the introduction of hydrogen fuel cells and a uk hydrogen infrastructure (not so bad). The kicker though, was that they all agreed the next big thing coming is a fully automated car, further quashing the idea of driving for pleasure.
However, there were some good points made by several members of the audience, including me on a debate in why young drivers seem increasingly disinterested in cars. I may have used the PH classic phrases of "cars as white goods", "isolation of the driver by safety aids", and "driving for the thrill of it"
te that they're getting all hyped up about.Fire99 said:
If you think a car driven by a wally coming towards you, is bad, consider what will go through your mind when a car approaches driven by a microchip.
Well it's reckoned they will be a lot safer as they can, like a computerized chess game, work out several possible scenarios and react to the one that happens a lot quicker than a human. Like you, I'm still rather skeptical and also don't particularly want to live in an I,Robot world where manually driving is as taboo as BRAKE try to make speeding out to beGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff