59 next to the road spilling fluid across the road . An autonomous vehicle would drive past it , however , as it has absolutely no understanding of the concepts of fire , or petrol being flammable or the difference between an apparently empty road , and an open road in imminent danger of being at the epicentre of a massive explosion any moment ,” Faragher explains . “ Most countries set the age of holding a licence at around seventeen , not because you are only physically able to drive a car at that age , or understand that red means stop and green means go . The age is set so high because we want drivers to have a level of mental maturity and understanding of the world in general outside of the driving seat in order to be safe in all situations and able to interpret and react to any strange new situation thrown their way - like the first time you see an aircraft trying to perform an emergency landing on the same piece of tarmac you are currently aiming for . The biggest blocker to autonomous vehicles will be our readiness or reluctance to allow robot drivers on the road that never get drunk , never get tired , never get annoyed , but have a general level
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