How We'll Pass The Time In Tomorrow's Auto-Pilot Autos

Volkswagen's'Cedric' self-driving automobile is presented during ahead of this year's Geneva International Motor Show. One of the over-hyped selling points for the self-driving cars of the future is their potential to ultimately be safer than human operators, if for no other reason an amalgam of sensors and computers is more apt to focus 100% on the task at hand, and not get distracted by phone calls, text messages, or scarfing down a Big Mac and a large fries. In a recent Erie Insurance survey, 59% of licensed drivers polled believe self-driving cars will in fact solve the potentially fatal problem of distracted driving, which is said to claim over 3,000 lives and cause more than 400,000 injuries each year. If tomorrow's motorists won't in fact be driving, what can we expect they'll be doing while being transported to and from the office or the salon? Erie's survey largely found that drivers will simply continue their current indulgent activities, only without fear of either lethal or legal consequences.