Will Robot Cars Need Windows?

An anonymous reader writes: The Atlantic has an article asking whether autonomous cars need windows. If there's no driver, will the passengers want to look outside? In the summer, will anyone want to endure the relentless heat from the sun? The robot cars offer us a great opportunity to rethink the platform which is largely devoted to supporting the driver. But if a computer is in charge and it sees with dozens of cameras ringing the car, what else can we change? What else don't we need? What can improve?

Police will not like

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Many states have tinted window minimums. The police say it's so they can look into vehicles for your own safety. Think of the children. It would be great if vehicle windows could be replace by outside cameras and inside LCD screens that take the place of windows. The equivalent of rolling down or breaking windows in an emergency will have to be dealt with.