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I'm 72. I made my father stop driving two years ago (when he was 97). I want to be able to get around on my own in my BMW when I'm his age. So autonomous driving will be ok.
What's interesting to note is how autonomy has arrived. Not so long ago we thought it would come through centralized control and cars communicating with each other. Two incredibly complicated things to accomplish, especially when not all cars are autonomous. Now the car is being made "self aware" in a 360 degrees sort of way, with the computer brain replacing the fallible nut behind the wheel.
One day it will all be autonomous and the pleasure will come from going to a race track and driving your 150 year old ICE dinosaur.
While I still want to drive on my own, I will embrace autonomy when it means I can still be independent.
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Previously: 2014 i8; 2013 650i convertible; 2013 650i Gran Coupe; 2013 X1; 2010 550i GT; 2010 535 GT; 2010 Z4 3.5; 2008 535ixt; 2007 M6 convertible; 2006 650i convertible; 1996 Z3; 1980 633CSi; 1978 630CS; 1972 3.0CS; 1971 Bavaria. (1971; 1979-2005 & 2017 - ? -- the Mercedes years.)
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