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EU wants over 70s to prove they can still drive every five years
(www.brusselstimes.com)
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Frankly this is one of those things I kinda hope self-driving cars will help fix, given that we’ll just never have decent public transport.
Over 65? Here’s a test every year. Can’t drive to a high standard? Licence invalidated, go get yourself a car that drives itself, which at this point should be going for a comparable price.
If you're over 65 I don't think actually driving is the only thing stopping you from getting around. Imagine your grandparents with a VCR and then imagine them using on of them "Google thingies" to control a car.
I’d expect it to be similar to setting up a phone for my grandma. Pre-load the addresses they’d usually get to, and have the car call someone in the family for help if anything goes out of the ordinary.
I don’t really see a problem with that side of things, tbh.
What you're ignoring in this hypothetical situation however, is that self driving cars won't be 'self driving' for long long time.
Level 5, fully automated vehicles (where the driver can literally be asleep, and doesn't have to pay attention or intervene) are a long way from being implemented onto public roads. Ill be surprised if we see level 5 automated vehicles in 2040 like many manufacturers seem to believe.
Oh it’s very much an “eventually” solution, and we should 100% have solutions for the acute problem we’re seeing now.
For instance, properly supported seniors would not have a need to drive at all.
Yeah that's fair and I very much agree!