[fjtorres]

RoboCars aren't limited to visible light like humans; they use radar, ultrasonics, GPS, inertial guidance. And they can have a wider field of "vision". New roads could be wired cheaply, too. Just passive cables down the lane centerline. Plus computers can and do react faster than humans. RoboCars will definitely be safer in bad weather and almost certainly be able to detect the unexpected faster. They will naturally default to the safest response, like pulling over in bad driving conditions, instead of trying to muddle through like humans do.

RoboTrucks for long distance interstate hauling is a certainty. That is coming for sure. Probably this decade. At first they'll have on-board human supervisors because of current laws. Eventually, the human supervisors will be remotely located, much like military drone pilots. And with trucks it will be feasible for each human "operator" to oversee multiple trucks either in convoys or scattered around the country. So the system will be both cheaper and safer.

The tech is too good to pass up.