Driverless taxis

[Sue]

16 hours ago, malumbu said:

So when your life is saved by a surgeon with the help of AI are you going to think the same?

Seem to be a lot of luddites on this forum 

The use of robots to do certain types of surgery still needs somebody to operate (sorry can't think of another word)  them, albeit at a distance,  so I'm not  sure how they are going to replace human surgeons?

And what happens if they find something unexpected when they have made the incision?

There must be something I'm missing, because I can't see how using robots is going to reduce NHS waiting list times?

 

[malumbu]

AI is already improving diagnostics.  Dunno about robots 😊

[Penguin68]

27 minutes ago, Sue said:

There must be something I'm missing, because I can't see how using robots is going to reduce NHS waiting list times?

I think robots offer two benefits. Firstly they do not tire, which means a competent surgeon can oversee them with far less physical exhaustion, allowing for a larger work load (and the surgeon can be remote). And secondly robots can operate key hole operations where the recovery time is much shorter, clearing beds and wards for reuse. 

[alice]

Driverless taxis in London? that is not going to happen. Maybe more recent stats will show the accident rate has improved but right now it’s twice that a human driven cars. USA has broad Street Roads are there any European countries with a similar city road layout that use them?

[march46]

This piece makes some interesting points about the potential impacts of driverless vehicles on pedestrians. 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/driverless-cars-pedestrians-second-class-citizens

[malumbu]

Didn't really get the point of the article.  I thought he'd be keen on less cars parked on our streets as many, particularly in urban areas, will see see the benefit of summoning a driverless vehicle, ultimately an autonomous pod,  to take them to their destination, including transport hubs.

 

 

[Insuflo]

1 hour ago, malumbu said:

many, particularly in urban areas, will see see the benefit of summoning a driverless vehicle, ultimately an autonomous pod,  to take them to their destination, including transport hubs.

 

 

What this town needs is a monorail! Yesiree!

[rjsmall]

18 hours ago, Insuflo said:

What this town needs is a monorail! Yesiree!

That's more of a Shelbyville idea.