What does it mean when people talk about self-driving cars? We really ought to be talking about programmed cars. And about who does the programming. The “self-driving” car doesn’t decide for itself how fast it goes or what route it takes – at least, it won’t until it becomes an autonomous thinking machine, an artificial intelligence. We are not quite there yet. So, in the meanwhile, who decides? And it is a who – a flesh-and-blood someone (or someones). Guess what? It’s not you. This whole “self-driving” car thing is about taking you out of the driver’s seat. And putting … Continue reading Self-Driving Cars?