I agree with a lot of what you say, but the results of increasing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at the scale we do now can reasonable be expected to be dramatic. As for the laws of the US you cannot be happy with the production of alcohol from corn for mixing with gasoline to give just one, admittedly extreme, example of a daft law.
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The melting is increasing fast because the seas are becoming warmer and the plans already thought necessary to protect cities like New Orleans and Saint Petersburg are pretty expensive even before considering the latest modelling results.
kwaigonegin
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In that case definitely don't read this book my friend!
solarz
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Google builds a self-driving car
It looks pretty awesome, though I'm still a bit worried about the no steering wheel part... lol.
I can see a good car-sharing business model with these cars. If you need to rent a car, it will drive itself to your home!
Nowhere to park? Program the car to go home, and come back to pick you up in a couple of hours!
It looks pretty awesome, though I'm still a bit worried about the no steering wheel part... lol.
I can see a good car-sharing business model with these cars. If you need to rent a car, it will drive itself to your home!
Nowhere to park? Program the car to go home, and come back to pick you up in a couple of hours!
Re: Google builds a self-driving car
It's good technology but introduces all sorts of practical problems.
Is manual override needed?
For what functions?
Would people still need a driver's license to ride in one of these?
When an accident happens because of the driverless car who is going to be held responsible?
Just to name a few.
It's good technology but introduces all sorts of practical problems.
Is manual override needed?
For what functions?
Would people still need a driver's license to ride in one of these?
When an accident happens because of the driverless car who is going to be held responsible?
Just to name a few.
solarz
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Re: Google builds a self-driving car
I expect as the technology matures, manual override will be unnecessary, even undesirable. After all, the car itself has 360-degree vision, radar sensors, and nanosecond decision-making speed. Why would you think humans can do better?
By the same token, all accidents involving a self-driving car would have the entire incident recorded. If accident is found to be due to a flaw in the programming, then obviously the car company will have to be liable. This would actually introduce an incentive for the company to make their driving program as flawless as possible.
I expect as the technology matures, manual override will be unnecessary, even undesirable. After all, the car itself has 360-degree vision, radar sensors, and nanosecond decision-making speed. Why would you think humans can do better?
By the same token, all accidents involving a self-driving car would have the entire incident recorded. If accident is found to be due to a flaw in the programming, then obviously the car company will have to be liable. This would actually introduce an incentive for the company to make their driving program as flawless as possible.
AssassinsMace
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In SF recently there was a crime wave of small compact cars especially Smart cars and those compact Fiats being turned over all around the city. I don't see these things being commercially used much.
solarz
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This is just a prototype. Once in production, self-driving cars can be any model.
Re: Google builds a self-driving car
Manual overrides are meant to be available and used in case the automated system malfunctions or fails for any reason. It is not an indication of whether humans or the automated systems can perform a task better. Humans need to be equipped and trained properly to know when the automated system is malfunctioning or failing.
Just wondering about hypothetical situations: if a driverless car loses control on a wet or icy road in bad weather and injures someone or damages property is it the fault of the driverless car for losing control or is it the fault of the person sending the car out in bad weather?
Manual overrides are meant to be available and used in case the automated system malfunctions or fails for any reason. It is not an indication of whether humans or the automated systems can perform a task better. Humans need to be equipped and trained properly to know when the automated system is malfunctioning or failing.
Just wondering about hypothetical situations: if a driverless car loses control on a wet or icy road in bad weather and injures someone or damages property is it the fault of the driverless car for losing control or is it the fault of the person sending the car out in bad weather?
AssassinsMace
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If Google is expecting some service of this being used pretty soon, then that's pretty close of what the production model is going to be like. I see a lot of vandalism especially if this is used as some taxi service. Besides I think Google announcing it is like Amazon announcing delivering packages by drone. It's not happening anytime soon because there's a lot of government regulation and study that needs to be done for this unexplored territory.
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