Ducati USA CEO says no to self-riding motorbikes

[Noobie]

Ducati at 100: Why self-driving bikes didn’t get an invite to the party

As the Italian marque approaches its centenary under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, its North American CEO says why autonomy has no place in motorcycling’s DNA.

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[Gimlet]

A self-riding bike doesn't bear thinking about. Lethal and dystopian all in one.

 

[Barry Hell]

A self-riding bike doesn't bear thinking about. Lethal and dystopian all in one.

Might as well send the thing out for a spin on its own and watch a bit of telly while it does self driving bollocks - fuck that

 

[Gimlet]

Might as well send the thing out for a spin on its own and watch a bit of telly while it does self driving bollocks - fuck that

Frighteningly, I can see that happening. You send the bike out and "ride it" from home through an app which you watch on your ultra HD smart TV. How to enjoy motorcycling and "stay safe".
To the keep-us-safe screen-addicted generation this could easily become normal behaviour. Soon everything but eating, shitting and sleeping will be done vicariously through a screen. This is the AI future.

 

[Barry Hell]

Frighteningly, I can see that happening. You send the bike out and "ride it" from home through an app which you watch on your ultra HD smart TV. How to enjoy motorcycling and "stay safe".
To the keep-us-safe screen-addicted generation this could easily become normal behaviour. Soon everything but eating, shitting and sleeping will be done vicariously through a screen. This is the AI future.

Maybe going back to the 14th century as the mossers want isn't such a bad thing, we can look forward to another industrial revolution and invention of motorcycles