Drivers? Where We're Going, We Don't Need Drivers...
from the catch-up-on-your-reading dept
Sure, we've been hearing about driverless cars for years, but when most of the focus has been just on cars that can self park, or better adaptive cruise control (the kind that keeps you from hitting other cars), it seemed like real driverless cars were still a long way away. It appears at least one company in China doesn't think so. A Chinese car company is supposedly demonstrating an unmanned car, which they claim can go up to 90mph (the demo topped out at 37mph) and still stay within roadways, stop at street crossings and make turns. Of course, given that even demos of supposedly market-ready adaptive cruise control sometimes lead to crashes, it's likely that demo or no demo, we won't see too many unmanned vehicles on the road any time soon. Besides, I think I'd feel a bit more confident in some of the vehicles that made it through the Grand Challenge last year, completing a 132-mile course without drivers. Either way, though, it seems like there's plenty of research into taking drivers out of the automobile equation. Considering how worked up people get about driver distractions, perhaps that's a good thing.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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with a driverless car ill save my self the annoying conversation with the driver
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Stinky Poo
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Nothing New
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** - Genuine People Personalities provided courtesy of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.
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HA Chinese
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Happens all the time in California ...
How can you be racist if:
1) Comment is true
2) Comment is not a slur rather just an ability or function
So calling African American Taller and Stronger Atheletes a racist commentt?
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I'm a white dude. I don't think I'm racist. I try to be as objective as possible (due to a scientific upbringing). However because of our infamous white history in dealing with "others," I find it very uneasy to utter anything that smacks of societal differences.
In my experience, it's the minorities that are the biggest racists. They are the ones always using racism as the wildcard even if race was never even an issue. It seems that society accepts minority racists but not whites, in general. I cannot even have a sincere discussion or comment on anything to do with race because, as a white, I'm immediately condemned for even harboring thoughts or opinions of observations or traits of other groups.
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You really need to chill out. I don't think he's as much a bigot as he is just joking.
Your reply on the other hand is definitely bigoted. "Ugly Westerner?" I never even heard of such a thing until you stated it. This suggests to me that these labels are rolling around in your mind and more revealing about you yourself.
Besides Westerners, to me, are among some of the most beautiful people in the world. Asian chicks are hot too though...augh hell! Any chick is hot if she's hot. I wouldn't care if ahe was a robot.
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I don't know why it is, but old asian women, on the average, are just bad drivers.
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Driverless Ha!
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Yeah - I can see it now, get in a crash and you don't sue the other driver anymore, you sue some software company... lol
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To: The other JustMe
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Computers in Cars
There are too many variables to consider, and each situation is unique. Even if the programmer manages to consider most things, what happens when the unanticipated happens?
A small plane making an emergency landing on the freeway (happened last month) but, because it is approaching from above, the interior sensors don't register it and the driver is prevented from braking because the cars behind him are too close for a safe decleration?
What happens when two events happen which have mutually exclusive pre-programmed actions? Blue screen? Good plan!
* Yes, I know that the majority of an airplane flight is handled by the flight computer, but that's actually pretty easy to accomplish. Lots of room around the plane, time to correct for errors, few unexpected problems showing up around the corner.
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Drivers?!?!?!?
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wait my car is blue screening. Damn Mic**S**t ... so i can not type while being auto driven, switching to Manual.. NO road rage program initiated... AAAH.. dont his the old lady on the street... NO NO ...
USER ERROR: User too STUPID!!!
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more stereo types
i have never heard of an ugly westerner, but i have definitely heard of an ugly american. you see it in europe all the time, americans don't speak the language, don't care about other people's customs or culture.
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I will quite bluntly point out that everybody other then me is a bad driver. There that simplifies the entire thing.....
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Oh yeah, Im still a better driver.....
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Driveless cars have existed for years ...
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I am not a racist
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HUGE timesaver for parents
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