On Monday, August 11, 2014 9:55:30 AM UTC-10, Mayo wrote:
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> >>> On 8/11/2014 5:50 AM, Mayo wrote:
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> >>>> The resistance will be strong - I avoid adaptive cruise control because
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> >>>> it feels wrong top let the slower car on the freeway set my speed.
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> >>> Resistance is futile. Who the heck wanted air bags and front wheel
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> >> Air bags are fine with me. I'd rather have them than seatbelts.
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> >> Front wheel drive would be great too if seatbelts weren't the law
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> >> these days because there is no bump on the floor and a kid can sleep
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> >> The biggest thing I don't like about front wheel drive is the huge
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> > My assumption is that car design will change to firstly accomidate passengers since you don't need an engine up front nor would you need the safety of a crumple zone in front because we won't be hitting things in front of us. My guess is that the car of the future will be a one box design i.e., it's gonna look like a bus.
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> Do you recall the driverless cars in the film "Minority Report"?
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> http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...ity-Report.htm
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> Pretty swoopy looking just to drive slow.
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> I'm stuck remembering the ARCO themed Autorama ride at Disneyland when I
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> Not near as much fun as electric bumper cars!
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> Or the very cool monorail over the park.
I'd rather have jet packs or flying cars. My guess is that all cars will pretty much be the same mechanically and you'll buy it like cell phones. Maybe you get your choice of upholstery or paint job. It's gonna mean the end of car culture as we know it. That's the brakes.