August 1, 2023: The following are some facts that may keep optimism in check regarding self-driven cars and the latest developments coming out of South Korea.
First, if the moon landing was real as the vast majority of the world believes, humans went to the closest celestial neighbour decades ago, with essentially robotic or computerised guidance and technology far from divine like today’s. Then, we have become bored for years with military missiles that could fly across continents with great precision and without any human “driver”, on board at least. Drones were born years ago, and the military ones are zigzagging in the skies behind enemies’ lines with the kind of mobility that would put previous Star Wars movies to shame.
In addition, as we are sound asleep on the plane, our lives are safely in the hands of auto-pilots most of the time. Even cars that require human…
