Is car technology creating stupid drivers?

Is aircraft technology creating stupid pilots? Maybe. It also drastically lowers the accident rates, though.

Couple things: 1. This is a rehash of the 1912 article: "Is horseless carriage technology creating stupider horse riders?"

2. As usual, the answer to an interrogative headline is "No". In this case because although the human inside will have progressively less training and developed skills, the overall system will be smarter and more capable. The person-and-computer-and-vehicle will be a better driver than person-and-vehicle.

3. Presumably the human can read, sing, call people, study, or otherwise increase skills they value more than the act of driving. A net gain for everyone to get back time spent slowly perfecting the car-driving skill that few people would greatly value for itself.