Comments by "John Luetjen" (@jehl1963) on "Why America Deserves Self Driving Cars - Acura Integra Manual (POV Drive)" video.

Recently while driving, I was mulling over how social travel, and driving is. In the time of Chaucer, if you went on a trip you walked, or rode a horse in the company of other people, and you would interact with those people. In the 19th century you might share a stage coach. People would chat, tell stories and just generally socialize with each other. Even in the time of the car, drivers would be interacting with other drivers. Drivers exchange signals, read "body language" and sometime verbalize with other drivers -- all forms of social interaction. But with the advent of self driving cars that interaction is completely gone. Essentially they dehumanize the experience of travel as the traveler moves along from one place to another with their face buried in their phone, completely disconnected from their surroundings and the people around them. The experience is no more social than riding alone in an elevator. It's sad how modern inventions which claim to improve our human existence actually dehumanize us.
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@Knamnlidd98633 That would only be acceptable in the rare case that 1) You're driving on an unrestricted stretch of Autobahn or highway, 2) You are driving the fastest car ever made and 3) you are driving it at it's top speed. In every other case you need to keep right except when passing. Why? There will always be a car that is at some point will want to pass you. The courteous thing to do is be out of the way to let them past. Just because you always drive 75+ doesn't exempt you. In my region 75 is the usual middle lane speed. If you are constantly faster than everyone on our highways you will be eventually ticketed, and it will be a big fine.
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@makotohanazawa6560 Me too.
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