An editorial from the Weirton Daily Times
WEIRTON, W.Va. — Like it or not, self-driving cars are no longer on the way. They’re here.
They’re not as smart as they’re going to become, yet, but it probably won’t be long before drivers are able to hop on the interstates and speed off to Columbus or Charleston without putting their hands back on the wheel until it’s time to exit the freeway.
And not long after that, the drive to the interstate may be largely handled by the automobile.
In Pittsburgh, Ford Fusions festooned with cameras and lidar units are serving as the first harbinger of the driverless era. Uber is debuting a fleet of the vehicles, with humans still in the driver’s seat to intervene if the machine and its brain go awry. The Ohio Turnpike is about to allow testing of self-driving vehicles…
