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Driving into the Future

How comfortable would you feel getting into a car driven by a computer?

How comfortable would you feel getting into a vehicle driven by a computer? Versions of the driver-less car are now a reality, already on public roads in Singapore and as a taxi service in the city of Pittsburgh in the United States. But can a computer safely navigate complex, unpredictable situations in poor visibility? And can government legislation keep up with the fast-changing pace of technological progress? Owen Bennett Jones and his guests consider the safety of this new technology and who should take responsibility when things go wrong.

(Photo: Cars driving into a sunset in Johannesburg. Credit: Getty Images)

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50 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Sep 2016 10:06GMT

Contributors

Professor Mary Cummings -Β Director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory at Duke University, North Carolina

Christian Wolmar - British transport journalist

Professor Bart van Arem -Β Professor of Transport Modelling at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

William Peduto - Mayor of Pittsburgh

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 Sep 2016 08:06GMT
  • Fri 16 Sep 2016 23:06GMT
  • Sat 17 Sep 2016 03:06GMT
  • Sat 17 Sep 2016 10:06GMT

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