tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post1960589697674622768..comments2024-03-19T04:19:18.871-05:00Comments on Atheism Analyzed: Why Does a Driverless Bus Need a Huge Windshield with Wipers, and Steering Wheel?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-2323989836543534822016-07-19T23:13:02.961-05:002016-07-19T23:13:02.961-05:00Right. Because everyone knows there's a world...Right. Because everyone knows there's a worldwide critical shortage of bus drivers and this is such a safe, fiscally sound way to deal with it.<br /><br />Seriously, does anyone building these things even think about whether anyone else will buy it?Steven Satakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621308678106707775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-8153008540815989972016-07-19T22:01:19.873-05:002016-07-19T22:01:19.873-05:00Note also the driver's seat and steering wheel...Note also the driver's seat and steering wheel.<br /><br />'Course, the cynic in me says the windshield is there so the passengers can see the cliff the bus is barreling toward.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493529192798213504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-42476818725868272862016-07-19T09:24:26.152-05:002016-07-19T09:24:26.152-05:00A driver might be necessary if the buses need to b...A driver might be necessary if the buses need to be moved or a route completed with the navigation system disabled, say if the computer or sensors needed repair or the software suffered a glitch. Making room for an emergency driver is better than ditching passengers on the roadside halfway through a route or turning the bus into an immobile roadblock on a busy street or freeway while a tech does some troubleshooting. It's also possible Mercedes simply adapted a "general use" concept bus to accommodate the driver-less systems, and will sell a very similar model without it installed.Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200852355967804488noreply@blogger.com