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EXCERPT: The Australian National Transport Commission released a report this week that argued that the operators of fully self-driving cars should be exempt from laws that restrict driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. That's right—the NTC doesn't think it should be a problem if the person behind the wheel wants to crack open an ice-cold Foster's as they're whisked away to their destination in an autonomous vehicle.
"One potential barrier to receiving the full benefits of automated vehicles would be to require occupants of automated vehicles, who are not driving, to comply with drink-driving laws," the report notes. "This would create a barrier to using a vehicle to safely drive home after drinking."
Since all self-driving cars still allow their operators to override autonomous systems, the NTC acknowledges that allowing an intoxicated person to ride home in a self-driving car could actually create a greater road-risk if that person decides to take over driving....
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EXCERPT: The Australian National Transport Commission released a report this week that argued that the operators of fully self-driving cars should be exempt from laws that restrict driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. That's right—the NTC doesn't think it should be a problem if the person behind the wheel wants to crack open an ice-cold Foster's as they're whisked away to their destination in an autonomous vehicle.
"One potential barrier to receiving the full benefits of automated vehicles would be to require occupants of automated vehicles, who are not driving, to comply with drink-driving laws," the report notes. "This would create a barrier to using a vehicle to safely drive home after drinking."
Since all self-driving cars still allow their operators to override autonomous systems, the NTC acknowledges that allowing an intoxicated person to ride home in a self-driving car could actually create a greater road-risk if that person decides to take over driving....
MORE: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/artic...ve-me-home