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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:46 PM Mar 2015

Is Tesla part of a voter suppression moment since self driving cars may not require a lic.

But then will voters be able to vote????

What will replace the driver lic and will we need a passport to vote.

Tesla this summer will send software updates to owners that will enable hands-free driving on the interstate, and the ability to operate the car without an occupant on private property. The technology could put Tesla ahead of German rivals like Audi AG and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, but will also test the regulatory and legal framework around autonomous vehicles.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/regulators-have-hands-full-with-teslas-plan-for-hands-free-driving-1427484220

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Is Tesla part of a voter suppression moment since self driving cars may not require a lic. (Original Post) CK_John Mar 2015 OP

No. You can get a state ID that's not a driver's license. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #1

The human operator will, undoubtedly, still require a license. elleng Mar 2015 #2

Why? It could be an 8 or 12 yr old just going to the mall or school. CK_John Mar 2015 #3

I doubt that most states would permit that elleng Mar 2015 #4

Yeah, but it could also be a 9, 10 or 11 year old going to baseball practice Cal Carpenter Mar 2015 #11

Yes, obviously it is a way to stop liberals who can afford Teslas from voting. :-) djean111 Mar 2015 #5

Do you really think this will be limited to just high end cars? Driverless is the next best thing. CK_John Mar 2015 #12

We can all get state ID's. Anyone who needs an ID and does not need/want a driver's license djean111 Mar 2015 #13

say what now NuclearDem Mar 2015 #6

Suppressing votes of buyers of a $100,000 sports car? jberryhill Mar 2015 #7

You fared better as cheerleader for the TPP. n/t X_Digger Mar 2015 #8

TPP is needed to sell cars to the 6 bil consumers in the rest of the globe. CK_John Mar 2015 #9

OK then. cali Mar 2015 #10

I guess we better abolish public transportation. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #14

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,869 posts)

1. No. You can get a state ID that's not a driver's license.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:51 PM

Mar 2015

Tesla is not a part of a voter suppression plot. It's just an expensive, high-tech car.

In my state you don't need any ID to vote, so after I've bought my Tesla I will drive to the polling place and not show my ID, just like I've never done before.

elleng

(131,158 posts)

2. The human operator will, undoubtedly, still require a license.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:53 PM

Mar 2015

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. Why? It could be an 8 or 12 yr old just going to the mall or school.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:55 PM

Mar 2015

elleng

(131,158 posts)

4. I doubt that most states would permit that

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:58 PM

Mar 2015

(but then, considering what's happening in some states these days, I guess I'm not so sure!)

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)

11. Yeah, but it could also be a 9, 10 or 11 year old going to baseball practice

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:27 PM

Mar 2015

I mean, you really have to look at this from all angles.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

5. Yes, obviously it is a way to stop liberals who can afford Teslas from voting. :-)

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:59 PM

Mar 2015

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

12. Do you really think this will be limited to just high end cars? Driverless is the next best thing.

Reply to djean111 (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:32 PM

Mar 2015

Get ready for it or start howling at the moon.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

13. We can all get state ID's. Anyone who needs an ID and does not need/want a driver's license

Reply to CK_John (Reply #12)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 08:18 PM

Mar 2015

can get a state ID. Needs the same documentation.
I don't want a driverless car, I want the kind of public transportation they have in Europe and Japan.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

6. say what now

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:05 PM

Mar 2015

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

7. Suppressing votes of buyers of a $100,000 sports car?

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:09 PM

Mar 2015

Yeah, okay. Suppress their votes. That's fine with me.

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

8. You fared better as cheerleader for the TPP. n/t

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:11 PM

Mar 2015

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

9. TPP is needed to sell cars to the 6 bil consumers in the rest of the globe.

Reply to X_Digger (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:19 PM

Mar 2015

Either we start producing everything we need or we need TPP.

cali

(114,904 posts)

10. OK then.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:21 PM

Mar 2015

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

14. I guess we better abolish public transportation.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 08:59 PM

Mar 2015

After all, isn't it usually the lower/lower-middle class urbanites that rely on public transportation? Perhaps THAT is a plot to keep the poor from voting.

Or maybe this is just a really silly OP.

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