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Kim Komando Today

Self-driving cars: Are they actually safe to drive?

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Self-driving cars aren’t some crazy future tech … They’re here now. That raises some questions. Does it actually work? Is it safe? Is it work shelling out $8,000 for Tesla’s “full self-driving” option? To find out, Kim sat down with Consumer Report’s Head of Connected and Automated Vehicle Testing. So hop in and buckle up — we’re diving into the incredible world of automated cars.

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0:00.0

So would you get in a car that has no gas pedal, no brakes, and no steering wheel?

0:06.5

Well, they're coming down the road sooner than expected.

0:09.6

Now, this is one of my most favorite podcasts that we put together.

0:12.9

So from the archives, self-driving cars.

0:16.0

Enjoy.

0:16.3

In between, baby you can drive my car.

0:22.3

Yes, I'm going to be a star.

0:26.3

Baby you can drive my car.

0:29.2

And maybe I love you.

0:32.2

I love cars.

0:33.7

If you're a long time listening, you know this.

0:36.0

I've loved cars ever since, well, I started playing with Hot Wheels as a kid.

0:40.4

Now the faster, the sleeker, the better.

0:43.2

And when Ian was learning his ABCs, he would walk around the studio parking lot with his teacher.

0:48.2

You see, rather than sending him to daycare, I built a one-room schoolhouse in the studios for him,

0:52.8

and then I hired a full-time teacher.

0:54.6

I totally loved being able to see him all day long while I was working.

0:58.1

Anyway, E would walk around saying his ABCs in the parking lot.

1:02.1

A is for Audi, B is for Buick, C is for Chevy, D is for Dodge.

1:07.1

And when there was a letter with no car brand associated with it, he would put that letter

1:11.6

in a sentence. Like, E is for every car has four wheels. He was so cute. Now that he's older, we go

1:18.2

test drive cars together just for fun. And a few summers ago, we rented a car in Milan and drove

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