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Kim Komando Today

Self-driving cars: Are they safe? Is the tech worth the price?

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 50 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

I love cars.

0:02.0

I love cars.

0:05.7

Yes, I'm going to be a star.

0:09.7

Baby you can drive my car.

0:12.6

And maybe I love you.

0:15.6

I love cars.

0:17.1

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

0:19.4

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

0:23.9

Now the faster, the sleeker, the better.

0:26.6

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

0:31.7

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

0:36.2

and then I hired a full-time teacher.

0:38.0

I totally loved being able to see him all day long while I was working. Anyway, E would walk around

0:43.0

saying his ABCs in the parking lot. A is for Audi, B is for Buick, C is for Chevy, D is for Dodge.

0:50.6

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

0:55.1

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

1:01.7

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

1:07.2

through Switzerland and then into Germany, where the highlight was going over 200 miles per hour on the Autobahn.

1:13.4

It probably wasn't a good parenting moment, but it was heck of a lot of fun.

1:17.5

So cars are a big part of my life.

1:19.4

I just love opening up a car driving down the highway.

1:24.2

You've got the wind in your hair.

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