[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'Y')ou can do all that from home and not have to burn all that foreign oil. Or you can keep on smoking whatever it is that brings those visions on. I'm sure it is very good stuff lol

[Sixstrings]

Some driverless car news:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hy Would Apple Make an Electric Car, Not a Driverless One?

There are a few ways to think about this, but it should be pointed out that we don't actually know that Apple isn't committed to a driverless car.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/why-would-apple-make-an-electric-car-not-a-driverless-one/406645/

[Cog]

I would like to see how it handles a construction work zone without killing the workers or the passengers.

Even as a cornie, I find the idea ludicrous.

[SeaGypsy]

Cog, check out the mining machines related to what I posted above. When you own the whole site & you can afford to safety audit & beat standard operation parameters off the charts, save a million per truck per year- & it is happening now. (I drive trucks for a living, about to go for my 55 meter road train license. My current little 38 tonne rigid already has- cruise control, semi automatic gearbox, power steering, power windows, near silent in the cabin with fingertip at the wheel control of everything, all I do 90% of the time is steer.) I can't see it being too hard to do by bot most of the time. However, when you throw wildlife & pedestrians & potholes & variant black ice, the bots are in trouble. If you get a flat in the middle of nowhere you get out & swap it. Easy right!

[Newfie]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')ice post, Newfie.

What's your favorite mode of transport?

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', 'I') would like to see how it handles a construction work zone without killing the workers or the passengers.

Even as a cornie, I find the idea ludicrous.

[Newfie]

So what?

What exactly is the problem this is to solve?

Unemployment?

[Newfie]

its like a religious belief, technology will get us out of this jam we are in.

All hail technology, all hail consumerisim.

Grrrh indeed!

[rdberg1957]

Public transport solves many problems. Driverless public transport is most likely to be successful if it is on rails rather than roaming the streets free. Much less memory required. I still believe personal rapid transit could have many useful applications, will use much less energy and may obviate the need for personal ownership of vehicles for many people. If there is a really viable public transit system, that could really free up a lot of income for other purposes.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03447/WEpodcrop_3447373b.jpg[/img]

First driverless pods to travel public roads arrive in the Netherlands

The WEpod will be the first self-driving electric shuttle to run in regular traffic, and take bookings via a dedicated app
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11879182/First-driverless-pods-to-travel-public-roads-arrive-in-the-Netherlands.html

[Zarquon]

We'll have to wait a few years before we know whether the Dutch pods become a success. Meanwhile, what is foremost on most American's minds when it comes to driverless cars? Right - who am I going to sue?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... answer-to/
Hey, the first to come up with a joke about driverless ambulance chasers wins a bicycle.

In the meantime, am I wrong or could a single fun-loving person ground a whole fleet of driverless taxis in one night, using only a $2 spray can? Call one, spray the camera, walk down the block, repeat. Don't forget to wear a hoodie. That could become a popular urban sport. Unless they introduce armed driverless cars, of course. Although you could counter them with a spray-can-equipped drone.

Finally, since the WaPo tried in vain to wring a statement out of the insurance companies: imagine it is the year 202x; driverless is all the rage and the numbers tell us that driverless cars drive 150 times safer than... you. Will your insurance premium go up 15000% if you insist on driving yourself?

Will they require graphic warning labels on vintage cars, like on cigarette cartons? "Human driving kills. Save yourself and your loved ones - quit driving today!"

[diemos]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', 'i')ts like a religious belief, technology will get us out of this jam we are in.

[efarmer]

When a riderless car becomes beat up and obsolete, will it drive itself to the scrap yard and right up into the hammermill?

[Zarquon]

You don't want self-destructive behavior in your car's programming. Instead it will hack your smart, self-ordering I-fridge to get your credit card number and then has itself fixed up with the newest, biggest engine it can get.

Or sue you for negligence.

[ROCKMAN]

"...it will hack...your credit card number". Have you heard about the new Chevy Bolt...you can get it now in Skynet blue.

[efarmer]

This pod will be diverting before resuming toward the original destination, Mr. Smith in the middle rear seat will be taken to the IRS office, and Siri has informed me that Mr. Jones is a putz and will just have to get his ass out and walk once we stop. As a courtesy to the two acceptable riders this pod will dispense two foil packets of 4 each, honey roast peanuts, once we resume our scheduled journey. We know you have your choice of pods, and we are proud you have chosen to travel on our pod today. Thank You. Please keep your seat belts fastened, except for Mr. Jones, as we may attempt to toss him around inside the cabin like a rag doll for being a putz with some vigorous steering and braking sequences.