Google Driverless Cars Won't Be So "Driverless"

Completely automated, driverless cars are a dream that is not likely to become reality.

Driverless cars: Human discretionary variables replaceable by computers

There are human discretionary variables that cannot be easily replaced by a computer, random multiple input scenarios that require human relative value thinking to make the appropriate decisions. “Driverless” driving in the rain or snow, for instance, presents unpredictable variables that don’t coalesce with rigid if-then computer logic and its predetermined universe of situational variables.

While the hype machine surrounding autonomously driven vehicles has kicked into high gear recently – Google claimed it would develop autonomous taxis and Nissan promised...