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PS - the proponents claim electronics are more reliable, lighter, more efficient, etc. etc. but the only drawback is the failure mode.

When your power steering starts to go on hydraulic racks, you get leaks, noise and gradually worse operation. How do you inspect the electronics? You can't.

What they want to do is grant external control of the vehicle to the ECU or worse, law enforcement- it's coming up next. Once it becomes commonplace to self-drive, next will be government's right to shut your car down. Don't pay your tabs? Shutdown. Breaking the speed limit- shutdown.

Not to mention, the driving experience is totally artificial- right down to simulated engine sounds through your audio.

No thanks. Driving enthusiasts will become like what horseback riders are today..

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