Post by cambcam on Sept 16, 2020 13:19:36 GMT
Speaking of different aids on cars , I have been wondering for some time now if something could be developed in emergency services sirens( fire , ambulance , police) that would cut out a cars radio when it sounds.
Before now when I have had my radio on, I have not heard the siren or noticed the flashing immediately in my mirror, and that is worrying.
We are well on the way to autonomous driving already. Driving aids such as autopilot are coming on stream fast, and they’ll eventually be hooked up state-controlled to gps and telemetry meaning there should be no such thing as speeding etc or at least instant sanctions for doing so. There is talk of the intention being to have all journeys logged, pre-booked on busy routes, and automated charging on a pence per mile basis. It’s going to be great if you’ve no interest in cars or driving, and are accepting of the big brother aspect of this, but for the rest of us spells misery.
I thought that was all a bit far-fetched but did quite a bit of research when changing the car recently. There are loads of videos on YouTube showing where we are now never mind where we are heading, but this one is pretty good from a guy that is into that sort of thing:
And this is one that shows public opinion is winning and will bring a tear to the eye of petrol heads:
Interesting to read too there is a big surge in sales of light-weight track-focussed cars (Caterham/Lotus etc) with people recognising the days of enjoyable motoring are behind us and are taking to the track to get their fix.
Sure safety and the environment have to take priority, but it will be a shame if people are priced out of car ownership and the only people left are those that can afford to waft about in their Tesla’s during the week, and blast about the track in their Caterham’s at the weekend.
Rapidly changing times for sure.