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Self-Driving Cars Will Lead to More Sex on the Road, Claims Expert

By M. Christian
May 19, 2016
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A danger or just behind-the-wheel fun?

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Many might see the recent statement by Barrie Kirk, co-founder of Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre Of Excellence, that the emergence of autonomous cars will lead to “a lot more sex in cars” as being a classic case of no-duh.

Afterall, people have been having sex in cars ever since, or pretty close to, the first automobile rolled off the assembly line. Portable relatively private, cars are almost the ideal intimacy space for those unable to find or afford a regular room.

Teenagers, in particular, have used cars for all kinds of get-togethers, frequenting remote spots to park and look out at the view (to put it politely). It’s no wonder that the automobile and eroticism have formed a very intimate bond, with hard-driving masculine designs on one side, to the apocalyptic fetishism of J.G. Ballards infamous novel Crash on the other.

With the high RPM development and highspeed implementation of autonomous vehicles, we may very well be seeing self-driving cars on many country’s highways in less than a year. The gig-economy powerhouse Lyft, partnering with General Motors, claims to be ready to test the removing of human drivers from behind the wheel within a year.

Cruising in cars

At first the statement by Kirk might seem—again—a no-duh observation, and the concern prudish., But what may not be so clear is the risk auto-erotic play raises.

It’s easy to look at self-driving cars as being more advanced than they are. True, the innovations are remarkable and the pace of development is just shy of staggering, but a true autonomous vehicle is a long way off. In short, they might be able to drive you down the highway, but you’re still going to need to be paying attention to the road.

This is where the perils of fooling around in your new self-driving car come in. “[Sex is] one of several things people will do which will inhibit their ability to respond quickly when the computer says to the human, ‘Take over,’” Kirk said.

Canadian government officials studying the issues around self-driving cars recently submitted briefing notes to Marc Garneau, the Transport Minister. “Drivers tend to overestimate the performance of automation and will naturally turn their focus away from the road when they turn on their auto-pilot, they said.

So while many have giggled at Kirk’s statement concerning the risks of sex while in a self-driving car, the laughter actually masks a serious and legitimate issue: that autonomous vehicles, at least at present and more than likely for at least a decade, need a focused and aware human being at the wheel.

And while fun, in a car or not, sex of any sort is something that many would call wonderfully distracting— which is is why, until self-driving cars are exactly that, we should have our auto-erotic play while safely parked somewhere out of the way.

Or, better yet, just wait until you get indoors.

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M. Christian

M.Christian (they/them) loves nothing better than exploring the intersections of sex and technology—and speculating on the future of both. A highly regarded erotica writer they have six novels,12 collections, 100+ short stories, and 25 anthologies as an editor to their name. Their non-fiction regularly appears in many sites, but they're most proud of being a regular contributor to Future of Sex.

Of their erotic fiction, Tristan Taormino said that “M.Christian is a literary stylist of the highest caliber: smart, funny, frightening, sexy—there's nothing [they] can't write about… and brilliantly.”

Reflecting their unique ability to sympathetically and convincingly write for a range of genders and sexual orientations, their stories have appeared in multiple editions of Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, The Mammoth Books of Erotica, and others. Their collection of gay erotic fiction, Dirty Words, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

While a majority of their stories have been collected into books like Dirty Words, their fondness for combining sex and science fiction is clearly evident in collections that include Rude Mechanicals, Technorotica, Better Than The Real Thing, Skin Effect Effect, Bachelor Machine, and Hard Drive: The Best Sci-Fi Erotica of M.Christian.

As a novelist, M.Christian’s versatility is on full display with Running Dry, The Very Bloody Marys, Brushes, Painted Doll; and the somewhat controversial queer BDSM/horror/thrillers Finger's Breadth, and Me2.

M.Christian has worked on the industry’s production side as an Associate Publisher for Renaissance E Books and as a Publisher for Digital Parchment Services. The latter dedicated to celebrating the works of science-fiction legends such as William Rotsler, Jerome Bixby, Jody Scott, Arthur Byron Cover, Ernest Hogan, and James Van Hise.

Covering topics like BDSM safety, sexual education, senior sexuality concerns, queer and gender issues, plus reviewing a variety of sex tech products, M.Christian’s non-fiction has appeared on sites like Kinkly, Tickle.Life, Sexpert, Queer Majority, Sex for Every Body, and—of course—their ongoing work for Future of Sex.

If there’s anything M.Christian enjoys more than writing, it’s teaching. A featured presenter, sometimes with their friend Ralph Greco Jr, at national sex and BDSM events, they have lectured on kink play (with an emphasis on safety), polyamory, boosting sexual creativity, and erotica writing--for beginners or those wanting to go pro.

M.Christian is a cohost on two popular sex-education podcasts: Love’s Outer Limits with Dr. Amy Marsh and Licking Non-Vanilla with Ralph Greco, Jr.
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  1. Eric Hilary Smith 23 May, 2016 at 07:17 Log in to Reply

    I guess that will save me a Chicago Transit Ventra card to pay for a bus speed date.

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