Tech Self Driving cars

[Strenuus]

I just... I don't know how I feel about this. How are they going to know when to accurately merge on a freeway? To actually yield properly? How good are the sensors at detecting people? I just see a horrible grand theft auto like rogue self-driving car......

 

[MarAzul]

Might be a little late for me to trust this.

I need to carefully watch where my autopilot takes me in urban waterways.
Coming up the Columbia simple was irratic when passing through a railroad bridge that was swung open near Vancouver.

Coming up the Sacramento River, we took a hard right passing under overhead powerlines.
Took manual control but I could not get back on a reliable AP course for half mile or so away from the lines. The next power lines only about two miles away, had no effect.

It's one thing to encounter this glitch at 6 knots, quite another at 60 I think.

 

[Further]

I trust them more then someone eating fries and chatting with their BFF about how Stan snd Veronica broke up cause Stan was caught masterbating to a picture of a racehorse.

 

[andalusian]

I am working on an AI/Machine Learning project at work now. I am really impressed with what these guys are doing with the self-driving cars already - and the amazing thing is that these things will likely be twice as good as they are now in a year.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the interesting thing will be collision avoidance. if someone steps out into traffic, will the computer decide to drive you off a cliff in order to save the pedestrian from being run over? or just decide to run the person over thus saving the passenger?

 

[riverman]

It's the fear of having your car hacked that freaks me out with this system...if you want robotics driving...take the subway or high speed rail...I don't trust elevators....cars....I'm not trusting self driving cars.

 

[Further]

It's the fear of having your car hacked that freaks me out with this system...if you want robotics driving...take the subway or high speed rail...I don't trust elevators....cars....I'm not trusting self driving cars.

How do you feel about a taxi, bus or plane? You know those are controlled by people you don’t personally know and trust. Seems much scarier than the chance that you will be the one selected to crash by some foreigners or black ops folks.

 

[riverman]

How do you feel about a taxi, bus or plane? You know those are controlled by people you don’t personally know and trust. Seems much scarier than the chance that you will be the one selected to crash by some foreigners or black ops folks.

I don't trust anybody drivin' me around...I've had some close calls in taxis around the world....but we're talkin' cars...I want the control...and I can't fly...so no choice there

 

[jonnyboy]

Just another priveledge for the moronic masses to give up. I bet we will still have to pay insurance though, and be liable when these devices inevitably fuck up. Soon enough people won't know how to do jack shit, most already don't. I'm so glad my dad and other figures in my life taught me basic skills.

Do you ever meet someone, then imagine them in an apocalypse scenario and say to yourself:

"yep, he's dead"

All. Day. Long.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Im going to fuck this tiger

 

[barfo]

I trust them more then someone eating fries and chatting with their BFF about how Stan snd Veronica broke up cause Stan was caught masterbating to a picture of a racehorse.

That old nag was no racehorse.

barfo

 

[MARIS61]

Buying a self-driving car makes about as much sense as buying a self-eating steak.

 

[andalusian]

Buying a self-driving car makes about as much sense as buying a self-eating steak.

Do you drive a manual?

 

[MARIS61]

Do you drive a manual?

Yes, we have 2 manuals and 1 auto,

 

[andalusian]

Yes, we have 2 manuals and 1 auto,

Why the automatic? By the reasoning above - you should not have bought it. I also hope that non of your cars have power steering, power windows and other such frivolities.

 

[riverman]

I also hope that non of your cars have power steering, power windows and other such frivolities.

You're talkin' about my 1988 truck here.....crank windows rock!

 

[andalusian]

You're talkin' about my 1988 truck here.....crank windows rock!

Same with my 1993 Miata or my old Alfa Romeos - but the reality is that self-driving cars make a lot of sense in many instances. Maris's analogy of self-driving cars to a self-eating steak makes no sense. The value of the steak is in the nutrition it provides. The value of a car is in it's ability to get the user from point-a to point-b at the time he wants without having to wait for shared rides. A self-driving car can do it - the "self-driving" part is not about the car wondering about as it pleases - it is about automating another part of the "chore" of driving. It is basically doing to steering the same thing that an automatic box did for transmission and power-windows did to the manual cranking windows.

 

[Shaboid]

I don't trust anybody drivin' me around...I've had some close calls in taxis around the world....but we're talkin' cars...I want the control...and I can't fly...so no choice there

Riverman is on the No Fly List!!!

 

[dviss1]

This is going to happen in our lifetimes people. Within the next 10-15 years.

 

[Haakzilla]

#iwillresist

 

[barfo]

Maris out for a drive in Beautiful Central Oregon:

barfo

 

[tlongII]

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/11...-crashes-in-las-vegas-hours-after-launch.html

Self-driving shuttle crashes in Las Vegas hours after launch

A driverless shuttle in Las Vegas crashed Wednesday after it was launched only hours earlier.
The shuttle crashed just before noon not far from the Las Vegas Strip, less than two hours after officials held an unveiling ceremony to promote the vehicle.

Dozens of people had lined up to board the shuttle, but no one was injured in the accident, which saw the bus collide with a semi-truck, KSNV reported.
The shuttle was built by Navaya, a French company that is also operating it on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, not far from a manufacturing facility it has established in the city of Saline.
The one involved in the accident in Las Vegas can hold up to 12 passengers and can hit a top speed of just 25 mph, but is only expected to ride around at about 15 mph. It doesn't have a steering wheel or any pedals, but an attendant rides onboard to oversee operations via a computer monitor.

The bus is currently free, according to KSNC. The AAA, which is sponsoring the shuttle, will donate $1 to the Las Vegas Victims Fund for each rider that gets aboard the bus – starting with a $100,000 check.
The self-driving shuttle was reportedly scheduled to drive through downtown Las Vegas during the next year. It remains unclear whether the shuttle will continue operating after its collision.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/11...-crashes-in-las-vegas-hours-after-launch.html

Self-driving shuttle crashes in Las Vegas hours after launch

A driverless shuttle in Las Vegas crashed Wednesday after it was launched only hours earlier.
The shuttle crashed just before noon not far from the Las Vegas Strip, less than two hours after officials held an unveiling ceremony to promote the vehicle.

Dozens of people had lined up to board the shuttle, but no one was injured in the accident, which saw the bus collide with a semi-truck, KSNV reported.
The shuttle was built by Navaya, a French company that is also operating it on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, not far from a manufacturing facility it has established in the city of Saline.
The one involved in the accident in Las Vegas can hold up to 12 passengers and can hit a top speed of just 25 mph, but is only expected to ride around at about 15 mph. It doesn't have a steering wheel or any pedals, but an attendant rides onboard to oversee operations via a computer monitor.

The bus is currently free, according to KSNC. The AAA, which is sponsoring the shuttle, will donate $1 to the Las Vegas Victims Fund for each rider that gets aboard the bus – starting with a $100,000 check.
The self-driving shuttle was reportedly scheduled to drive through downtown Las Vegas during the next year. It remains unclear whether the shuttle will continue operating after its collision.

Fox news is weird. A delivery truck backed into the self-driving shuttle. The delivery truck driver was cited.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/11...-crashes-in-las-vegas-hours-after-launch.html

Self-driving shuttle crashes in Las Vegas hours after launch

A driverless shuttle in Las Vegas crashed Wednesday after it was launched only hours earlier.
The shuttle crashed just before noon not far from the Las Vegas Strip, less than two hours after officials held an unveiling ceremony to promote the vehicle.

Dozens of people had lined up to board the shuttle, but no one was injured in the accident, which saw the bus collide with a semi-truck, KSNV reported.
The shuttle was built by Navaya, a French company that is also operating it on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, not far from a manufacturing facility it has established in the city of Saline.
The one involved in the accident in Las Vegas can hold up to 12 passengers and can hit a top speed of just 25 mph, but is only expected to ride around at about 15 mph. It doesn't have a steering wheel or any pedals, but an attendant rides onboard to oversee operations via a computer monitor.

The bus is currently free, according to KSNC. The AAA, which is sponsoring the shuttle, will donate $1 to the Las Vegas Victims Fund for each rider that gets aboard the bus – starting with a $100,000 check.
The self-driving shuttle was reportedly scheduled to drive through downtown Las Vegas during the next year. It remains unclear whether the shuttle will continue operating after its collision.

A representative with the City of Las Vegas issued the following statement:

"The autonomous shuttle was testing today when it was grazed by a delivery truck downtown. The shuttle did what it was supposed to do, in that it’s sensors registered the truck and the shuttle stopped to avoid the accident. Unfortunately, the delivery truck did not stop and grazed the front fender of the shuttle. Had the truck had the same sensing equipment that the shuttle has the accident would have been avoided. Testing of the shuttle will continue during the 12-month pilot in the downtown Innovation District."
​

The shuttle is still scheduled to roll downtown in Las Vegas for the next year.

http://news3lv.com/news/local/drive...on-first-day-of-service-in-downtown-las-vegas

 

[tlongII]

Fox news is weird. A delivery truck backed into the self-driving shuttle. The delivery truck driver was cited.

Fox News didn't report anything inaccurate. They didn't say it was the shuttle's fault, only that it was in a crash. I'd like to ride in it the next time I'm in Vegas.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Fox News didn't report anything inaccurate. They didn't say it was the shuttle's fault, only that it was in a crash. I'd like to ride in it the next time I'm in Vegas.

It didn't crash. It was stopped when a truck backed into it. The bumper was scraped.

 

[tlongII]

It didn't crash. It was stopped when a truck backed into it. The bumper was scraped.

There was a collision which is a crash.

 

[MARIS61]

Why the automatic? By the reasoning above - you should not have bought it. I also hope that non of your cars have power steering, power windows and other such frivolities.

As with most of your snide posts, no logic is involved.

Much like your political decisions.

 

[MARIS61]

Same with my 1993 Miata or my old Alfa Romeos...

So you're either a woman, or a very short man.

 

[andalusian]

As with most of your snide posts, no logic is involved.

I am sorry that the subtlety escaped you.

So you're either a woman, or a very short man.

If you want to upset me with something - at least choose something upsetting.