No reason you can't tell it what route to take and still have it do it for you. Modern airliners pretty much do this all the time - the pilet just gives it instructions on which route to take and the plane can fly itself, and land itself at the other end as well. It's not new technology, and it will happen for cars, and I don't think all that far away either.
I would still much prefer to drive the car myself just using the driver aids that are current. It would be very boring just to sit there are let the car do all the work. it might work on motorways but on all the small country lanes. I think not. Aircraft don't fly along country lanes but along very wide and deep air corridors. Anyway it would take away one of my favourite hobbies so there is no way I would buy one!!
That's what I said - driving will be a hobby activity in the future, while commuting and travelling will be done with driverless vehicles. Seeing as every car spends 96% of the time doing nothing in Britain (ie, not driving), it's not going to make sense to own a car either. You'll just call one up when you need it, it'll take you where you need to go, job done. I think owning a car is going to be seen as a 'quaint' thing in the future, or for hobbyists only. Can go a lot faster as well safely when things are controlled by a computer.
Ultimately, I don't think the future of transportation in this country is going to depend much on the fact that you enjoy driving!
As for ATC... well they do say the job of ATC is to bring planes close enough together to necessitate themselves to make things safe...
Like I said though, the future of transport isn't going to depend on your preferences unfortunately. It's the sensible way to go at the end of the day.
Note what happened in the train crashes... human error on the bit of the line that wasn't automatically braked. That's quite telling!
Hi all,
Just about to order an S Line A3 Sportsback and just wanted some reassurance on my spec to ensure I'm not missing out on anything essential.
Monsoon Grey
Electric folding mirrors
Hill hold assist
Tyre pressure loss indicator
Aluminium roof rails
Comfort pack
Audi parking system plus
standard SE suspension
Interior lighting package
High beam assist - not sure you can have this with the Xenon's though
I can't really afford any sound system upgrades and can easily add the sat nav later if I wanted too. My only dilemma is whether to go for the upgraded Xenon plus headlights?
Grateful for any feedback on the above spec.
Cheers
Thanks for all the feedback on my spec and great to read the lively debate on the automation of our cars.
Some of you queried the need for the folding mirrors and parking system plus on my spec. These are pretty much essential for me as I live in a new house with a tiny carport to navigate when parking. The brick pillars either side are very narrow and the parking aids will assist greatly.
Still think I will go with the standard SE suspension. The Sports suspension on my A1 is a little firm in the local roads I will be travelling on regularly.
Not that concerned about the stereo upgrade, more of a desirable and should really reign in my spending on upgrades. Same too for the upgraded Zenon's. I have never had Zenon's before, so the standard will be a step up from anything I have had before.
I appreciate the roof bars are subjective, but I like them on the Sportsback.
My main dilemma is still the colour. I like the Monsoon Grey in the pictures I have seen, but I haven't seen it in real life. My A1 is a Scuba Blue, but I want a change this time. I hope I have made the right decision.
I have managed to negotiate just over £2000 off the car, so fairly pleased with the deal agreed.
Thanks again for all your input. Merry Christmas to you all.
Daytona is nice.. Had it on A7 BE but not so sure on A3 (better than monsoon though IMHO )
Reckon the A3 size suits Black but hey it's all personal taste.
The delights of personal preference.......My 8P A3 was phantom black and I thought it was the ideal colour but it just did not seem right for me on the 8V whereas Daytona IMO looks the dogs.
Hi all,
Just about to order an S Line A3 Sportsback and just wanted some reassurance on my spec to ensure I'm not missing out on anything essential.
Monsoon Grey
Electric folding mirrors
Hill hold assist
Tyre pressure loss indicator
Aluminium roof rails
Comfort pack
Audi parking system plus
standard SE suspension
Interior lighting package
High beam assist - not sure you can have this with the Xenon's though
I can't really afford any sound system upgrades and can easily add the sat nav later if I wanted too. My only dilemma is whether to go for the upgraded Xenon plus headlights?
Grateful for any feedback on the above spec.
Cheers
Nice spec, most things covered, The xenon light that come as standard are Amazing, no need to add anything the them.
Hold assist is great for the money, just works, you get used to it very quickly, it just seams common sense.
Interior light pack is cool, but also surprisingly handy at night.
Folding mirrors good for parking in towns and tight spaces.
I would recommend the Audi upgraded sounds system for extra £255 but is a luxury.
The only thing I would disagree with is SE suspension on an S Line, middle sports suspension is comfy and fun. SE will look wrong with the side skirts and bumper kits on an S line (not so bad without the s line kit)
I would test a car on sports set up first because unless less you hate the sports suspension which I would be amazed if you do as it is great all round and in no way uncomfy, it will a big compromise on an s line to have SE set up, only person who had SE on an S line on this forum i have seen in last 6 months really regretted it because although SE ride was fine (he hadn't tested the sports set up) he thought it had spoiled the looks.
I think I will stick with the SE suspension set up thanks - the A1 sports suspension on my current card is fairly hard going on the roads I will be using daily.
I'm also considering changing my colour to Ice Silver. I saw one at Derby Audi that I liked the look off.
Bit dated these days and very difficult to repair well. I quite like silver but would never buy one!
Silver gets as dirty as any other colour. As a colour it is favoured by older drivers I am told so maybe a Specsavers issue ;-)
dizzyheights looks nice in silver, so are you about ready to lock the order in?
You mention your A1 sport suspension is pretty hard, I have moved from an A1 Sline to a S3 and the suspension is so much nicer. I think its just the slightly bigger car and a few omponents are better made to absord the feeling of the bumps. I am certainly not saying its not firmer suspension from the A1 sline to the S3 but I dont notice the bumps with noise and impact as much. The obvious flip side is the SE suspension might be really comfy and not lose to much ability in corners.
Silver is a PITA and I agree with ITman it's OK until you have to do work on it. Often this is unavoidable given some of the muppets around.
After an experience with a dealer on the South Coast no silver for us ever again. We bought our daughter a 4 year old Golf VAG approved for her 21st/Graduation present. Looked good apart from a minor scuff on door/rear wheel arch.. well they promised to do prior to collection. Car went back 4 times and eventually replaced with a Black one. Colour match issues, panel gap problems etc etc. Eventually got another dealer bodyshop to do a report and on threat of going to VW direct they swapped. Absolutely shambolic and I have subsequently learned a lot about silver cars and whilst love the look I am not having one EVER.