Self Driving Road Kill, Part 43,593

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.


We are talking PR.. and soccer mom's here.( well I am)

Weatherman seems to be trying to say that self driving cars can't be safe, not just that they've had bad PR. :dunno:
Bingo!
Call me when a computer does everything you ask it to do when you want it done.

Dude it's only 2018..





Remember 1972, that was only a few decades ago




69 we walked on the moon with 16K of memory.



Now you are comprehending...
 
Self driving cars will be perfectly safe unless some liberal soccer mom's want them gone
 
We are talking PR.. and soccer mom's here.( well I am)

Weatherman seems to be trying to say that self driving cars can't be safe, not just that they've had bad PR. :dunno:
Bingo!
Call me when a computer does everything you ask it to do when you want it done.

Dude it's only 2018..





Remember 1972, that was only a few decades ago




69 we walked on the moon with 16K of memory.



Now you are comprehending...

Yep. 69 we walked on the moon using a computer with 16K, and here in 2018 we can't get a man in orbit.
 
I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.


We are talking PR.. and soccer mom's here.( well I am)

Weatherman seems to be trying to say that self driving cars can't be safe, not just that they've had bad PR. :dunno:
Bingo!
Call me when a computer does everything you ask it to do when you want it done.
Amen to this. A regular computer is bad enough, but one for a moving vehicle is a whole other story.

God bless you always!!!

Holly
 
The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into the back of a Utah fire truck over the weekend, in the latest crash involving a car with self-driving features. […]

South Jordan police said the Tesla Model S was going 60 mph (97 kph) when it slammed into the back of a fire truck stopped at a red light. The car appeared not to brake before impact.

Tesla's Autopilot was engaged during Utah crash

I'm interested to know if she got the spinning blue circle of death icon on her screen just before impact.






It truly amazes me how people can be so oblivious to the world around them. Or, and this is even more concerning, how anyone can be so idiotic to think that the laws of physics don't apply to them. I feel sorry for her family but she is yet another example of how natural selection works.
What's the point of autonomous cars if you have to be ready to take over every second?
It's not an autonomous car; it's semi autonomous. It's not meant to take over all driving functions.
 
The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into the back of a Utah fire truck over the weekend, in the latest crash involving a car with self-driving features. […]

South Jordan police said the Tesla Model S was going 60 mph (97 kph) when it slammed into the back of a fire truck stopped at a red light. The car appeared not to brake before impact.

Tesla's Autopilot was engaged during Utah crash

I'm interested to know if she got the spinning blue circle of death icon on her screen just before impact.






It truly amazes me how people can be so oblivious to the world around them. Or, and this is even more concerning, how anyone can be so idiotic to think that the laws of physics don't apply to them. I feel sorry for her family but she is yet another example of how natural selection works.
What's the point of autonomous cars if you have to be ready to take over every second?
It's not an autonomous car; it's semi autonomous. It's not meant to take over all driving functions.
So if it will hit a fire truck at 60 mph without braking, what's the automated function?
 
The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into the back of a Utah fire truck over the weekend, in the latest crash involving a car with self-driving features. […]

South Jordan police said the Tesla Model S was going 60 mph (97 kph) when it slammed into the back of a fire truck stopped at a red light. The car appeared not to brake before impact.

Tesla's Autopilot was engaged during Utah crash

I'm interested to know if she got the spinning blue circle of death icon on her screen just before impact.






It truly amazes me how people can be so oblivious to the world around them. Or, and this is even more concerning, how anyone can be so idiotic to think that the laws of physics don't apply to them. I feel sorry for her family but she is yet another example of how natural selection works.
What's the point of autonomous cars if you have to be ready to take over every second?
It's not an autonomous car; it's semi autonomous. It's not meant to take over all driving functions.
So if it will hit a fire truck at 60 mph without braking, what's the automated function?

I think they call that cruise control...
 
This is real bad P.R .. I wonder if the public will now reject them no matter how good they will get in the future?

I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.
 
This is real bad P.R .. I wonder if the public will now reject them no matter how good they will get in the future?

I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

Kind of a difference flying...flying 300 people then just two.
 
This is real bad P.R .. I wonder if the public will now reject them no matter how good they will get in the future?

I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
 
This is real bad P.R .. I wonder if the public will now reject them no matter how good they will get in the future?

I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
A plane in the air just has to maintain speed and altitude. A train is a hundred times more complicated, a car a hundred thousand more times.
 
I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
A plane in the air just has to maintain speed and altitude. A train is a hundred times more complicated, a car a hundred thousand more times.

Say what ?

A train is on choo choo tracks all it needs is cruise control.
 
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
A plane in the air just has to maintain speed and altitude. A train is a hundred times more complicated, a car a hundred thousand more times.

Say what ?

A train is on choo choo tracks all it needs is cruise control.
Ever driven a train? I have.
Speed limit changes, stop/go signals, crossings. You're busy full time.
 
This is real bad P.R .. I wonder if the public will now reject them no matter how good they will get in the future?

I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
Planes can take off and land automatically, too
 
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
A plane in the air just has to maintain speed and altitude. A train is a hundred times more complicated, a car a hundred thousand more times.

Say what ?

A train is on choo choo tracks all it needs is cruise control.
Most subway trains run on automation, too. The drivers are basically monitors.
 
I think it was always going to have to be something which developed over time, no matter how well the cars performed in testing. That there have been some high profile problems and crashes doesn't help, of course, but self-driving cars are the kind of thing that probably need a generation which has grown up with their existence if they are going to catch on.

It's possible that they never will catch on, but I think eventually self-driving cars will become the norm. I think it will be decades before that is true, though.
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
Planes can take off and land automatically, too
Only with input by humans at the right time can some be landed, but not taken off. Airbus has a video on it. Stewardess in the flight simulator being talked down. She has to do a lot of things but they are just dial and switch inputs and the plane did the rest.

A lot simpler to land a plane than drive the LA freeways.
 
Your great grandchildren will die of old age before computers stop having brain farts.

Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
Planes can take off and land automatically, too
Only with input by humans at the right time can some be landed, but not taken off. Airbus has a video on it. Stewardess in the flight simulator being talked down. She has to do a lot of things but they are just dial and switch inputs and the plane did the rest.

A lot simpler to land a plane than drive the LA freeways.
They can take off and land electronically, too, if allowed. Data can be input remotely and a plane's sensors can assess and process conditions.
 
Computers already run all sorts of things, including many systems within cars.

While no driving software may ever be perfect, when one considers how many accidents and fatalities occur with human drivers, it seems obvious that computer-driven cars will end up being safer.
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
Planes can take off and land automatically, too
Only with input by humans at the right time can some be landed, but not taken off. Airbus has a video on it. Stewardess in the flight simulator being talked down. She has to do a lot of things but they are just dial and switch inputs and the plane did the rest.

A lot simpler to land a plane than drive the LA freeways.
They can take off and land electronically, too, if allowed. Data can be input remotely and a plane's sensors can assess and process conditions.
Do you know how many drones crash?

I'm not talking Best Buy drones.
 
Not without human monitoring. Planes have been able to take off, fly and land themselves for years but never without a pilot aboard.

I was under the impression that, outside of takeoff and landing, modern planes pretty much can fly themselves.

Self-driving cars may not be ready for regular use yet, but I think they will get there.
Planes can take off and land automatically, too
Only with input by humans at the right time can some be landed, but not taken off. Airbus has a video on it. Stewardess in the flight simulator being talked down. She has to do a lot of things but they are just dial and switch inputs and the plane did the rest.

A lot simpler to land a plane than drive the LA freeways.
They can take off and land electronically, too, if allowed. Data can be input remotely and a plane's sensors can assess and process conditions.
Do you know how many drones crash?

I'm not talking Best Buy drones.
I'm not condoning or endorsing pilotless airplanes. I'm just saying they can do it.
 
I enjoy driving my classic Maserati.
Driving should be fun.
The law suits are piling up against Tesla.
They will soon cause the company to file for bankruptcy.
Imagine the lawsuits if the Tesla had crashed into a dozen firemen standing at the back of the firetruck.
 

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