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Originally Posted by dave 911 View Post
But, I can already feel myself growing accustomed to it, to the point where I no longer turn around to look behind me (unless I'm in one of my other cars). It got me thinking, with all of this technology we have now like parking assist, lane departure, assisted braking, etc...are we as a society slowly losing our driving skills?

And what happens when the technology doesn't work and we are so reliant on it that we aren't sufficiently trained to react manually? You mean I may actually have to turn my head around when backing up?? Or pay attention and hit the brake pedal????
Yes, We are all domed... domed I tell you!

I surprised no one in the car industry can't see the huge lawsuit/train wreck this inevitably will cause, there will be a system failure and someone will run someone off the road "but the car didn't warn me that there was a vehicle was next to me!" someone will be automatically parking and a child will run behind the car... I think you get my drift.

I know this sounds luddite but I would not be surprised to see a anti technology trend in the future... oh we will still have faster/smarter tech... but also cars with stick shifts and crank windows... and cell phone that you just call and text with.
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