Author Roose asks some good questions about who will win... • Will the winner be the company that develops a vehicle capable of driving along a preprogrammed route, in ideal weather conditions, in certain cities? • Will it be the vehicle that can drive itself anywhere, rain or snow? • Is it enough to build a vehicle that drives itself most of the time, or is a truly driverless car one in which the passenger can safely take a nap? • Does it count if a company produces just a handful of expensive prototype vehicles, rather than something that can be mass-produced and sold by the tens of thousands?
He should have probably also asked if the winner will be personal automobiles; for-hire cars (Uber, Lyft, etc); long-haul trucks; or regional trucks.
I read recently that this is the HOT area for young people to start their careers, especially if they are good at AI and autonomous systems. Starting salaries are over $200k for the best engineers!
To: ProtectOurFreedom
What I wonder is what happens when one of these cars runs up against a road rage idiot?
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I really think the driverless car is going to, eventually, alter American society in a way that will be a detriment to the American way of life, the American spirit.
4 posted on
11/02/2017 12:51:39 PM PDT by
caligatrux
(Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
To: Red Badger
6 posted on
11/02/2017 12:58:06 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Nobody seems to be excited about these things except those intent on foisting them on us. I will never have one. In fact I’ll switch to a motorcycle first.
7 posted on
11/02/2017 12:59:20 PM PDT by
Trod Upon
(Government employees and welfare recipients are both net tax consumers. Often for life.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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Didn’t Wham-O make crappy toys back in the 70s? Can’t wait to drive one of those!
10 posted on
11/02/2017 1:02:58 PM PDT by
Jagman
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Does the car know the difference between a kid chasing after a ball bouncing in front of it and a deer jumping in front of you? Plowing into a deer is safer than jerking the wheel and crashing into who knows what killing yourself.
Let one speck of dust get into the computer system and yeehaw! You either come to a dead halt or it sends you careening straight into an 18-wheeler.
21 posted on
11/02/2017 1:51:48 PM PDT by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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Looking ahead - autonomous vehicle becomes self aware, turns suicidal.
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