# Self-Drifting Cars

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 13, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525 "2014-01-13T16:14:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/1 "2014-01-13T16:14:10Z")

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Why drift a car manually when a computer can do it for you? BMW is working on it:

[https://youtu.be/sSdwz9tTevA](https://youtu.be/sSdwz9tTevA)

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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/2 "2014-01-13T16:34:26Z")

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So this how BMW plans to compete in FormulaD? haha

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**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/3 "2014-01-13T16:35:30Z")

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How about making cars that make you use a turn signal when appropriate and not drive like an ass hat?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/4 "2014-01-13T17:04:19Z")

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> [@1QIKZ](#):
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> How about making cars that make you use a turn signal when appropriate and not drive like an ass hat?

that would be so boring.

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**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/5 "2014-01-13T18:54:25Z")

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> [@1QIKZ](#):
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> How about making cars that make you use a turn signal when appropriate and not drive like an ass hat?

I wouldn’t even take my bike out anymore if this was the case. Where’s the thrill?

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**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/6 "2014-01-13T21:07:00Z")

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Cough\* Doesn’t the GTR basically already do this?

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/self-drifting-cars/234525/7 "2014-01-14T04:36:28Z")

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I’m curious how stuff like this works in an active environment with other cars, people, and objects