Self-Driving Vehicles
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LOL, exactly.
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
LOL, how old are you? Aren't you in your 30s? Its "TikTok". You're going to respond and say somehow you don't care blah blah blah, but being ignorant to society and culture doesn't make you superior, it makes you out of touch. TikTok is fun.
To not have any control over a vehicle when driving is COMPLETELY different. Relying entirely on technology for something potentially dangerous as driving is not a good idea. Those driving aids like lane assist, auto braking, lane centering, etc are bad enough and encourage laziness among drivers.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
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Last edited by SW17LS; Mar 28, 2022 at 10:20 AM.
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LOL, exactly.
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
LOL, how old are you? Aren't you in your 30s? Its "TikTok". You're going to respond and say somehow you don't care blah blah blah, but being ignorant to society and culture doesn't make you superior, it makes you out of touch. TikTok is fun.
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
LOL, how old are you? Aren't you in your 30s? Its "TikTok". You're going to respond and say somehow you don't care blah blah blah, but being ignorant to society and culture doesn't make you superior, it makes you out of touch. TikTok is fun.
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Whats with people running red lights these days? I almost got T-boned by a maniac running a red...only thing that saved me was the instant torque on my car to scoot out of there. Theoretically, an autonomous car would have seen the car coming at it much quicker than i could and make the adjustments by itself. I have no doubt that we will someday have fully autonomous vehicles in my lifetime.
In this regard, we've all been at a "broken" red light where the cycle won't change. What happens in an autonomous vehicle? Just go down for a nap until the light is fixed and then the car will go?
Last edited by tex2670; Mar 28, 2022 at 11:01 AM.
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The point of the autonomous car isn't the avoidance of another car running a red light; it's that an autonomous vehicle shouldn't be running a red light. It won't "miss" that the light turned yellow and/or (more importantly) won't try to "beat the light"--therefore, nothing for your car to "avoid".
In this regard, we've all been at a "broken" red light where the cycle won't change. What happens in an autonomous vehicle? Just go down for a nap until the light is fixed and then the car will go?
In this regard, we've all been at a "broken" red light where the cycle won't change. What happens in an autonomous vehicle? Just go down for a nap until the light is fixed and then the car will go?
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...oes-driverless
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous.
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Whats with people running red lights these days? I almost got T-boned by a maniac running a red...only thing that saved me was the instant torque on my car to scoot out of there. Theoretically, an autonomous car would have seen the car coming at it much quicker than i could and make the adjustments by itself. I have no doubt that we will someday have fully autonomous vehicles in my lifetime.
The point of the autonomous car isn't the avoidance of another car running a red light; it's that an autonomous vehicle shouldn't be running a red light. It won't "miss" that the light turned yellow and/or (more importantly) won't try to "beat the light"--therefore, nothing for your car to "avoid".?
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LOL, exactly.
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
LOL, how old are you? Aren't you in your 30s? Its "TikTok". You're going to respond and say somehow you don't care blah blah blah, but being ignorant to society and culture doesn't make you superior, it makes you out of touch. TikTok is fun.
Do you fly in planes? Do you realize that passenger aircraft are almost entirely flown by computers today? Do you ride on trains? Same thing.
The bottom line is, technology is pretty damn reliable. Human drivers make a LOT of mistakes. Just last week I was almost T-boned TWICE by drivers running red lights. Twice in one week.
We are way, way away from cars being completely autonomous. But SOME autonomy will make cars safer. In the second of those potential T bone incidents, my car recognized what was happening before I did...and stopped! If I had been in a car without that tech I may very well have been in that collision.
LOL, how old are you? Aren't you in your 30s? Its "TikTok". You're going to respond and say somehow you don't care blah blah blah, but being ignorant to society and culture doesn't make you superior, it makes you out of touch. TikTok is fun.
Yeah a plane can be put on autopilot when set up to a destination. I'm sure it can take off itself and guide itself in the sky. That's about it. Anything more than that and the pilot takes over. If you think one day there will be 150 people crammed onto a plane without any pilot to make sure it's doing what it needs to, you're nuts.
Yes, I am 33. I realize you're older than me so I find it odd that you like it. The first thing that comes to mind with tik tok (can throw snap chat in there as well) is 20 year olds doing stupid things and making a 40 second video and people wasting time starring these stupid clips all day. I don't want to be associated with that kind of thing.
Am I supposed to like everything that comes out these days?
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I mean...I just don't know what to say. If you want to be proud that you live a life devoid of technology and travel and experiences, good for you. I'll choose to be a part of the modern world, thanks.
If you think one day there will be 150 people crammed onto a plane without any pilot to make sure it's doing what it needs to, you're nuts.
Yes, I am 33. I realize you're older than me so I find it odd that you like it. The first thing that comes to mind with tik tok (can throw snap chat in there as well) is 20 year olds doing stupid things and making a 40 second video and people wasting time starring these stupid clips all day. I don't want to be associated with that kind of thing.
Am I supposed to like everything that comes out these days?
Be open to experiences my friend, you are missing out on so much of life you don't even understand. 33 and you've never been on a plane? Just wow. My kids are 7 and they have been on like 50 flights.
When you open up and let the world in, your view on this kind of stuff will change. Your worldview right now is so incredibly narrow.
Last edited by SW17LS; Mar 29, 2022 at 07:08 AM.
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I mean...I just don't know what to say. If you want to be proud that you live a life devoid of technology and travel and experiences, good for you. I'll choose to be a part of the modern world, thanks.Right now pilots direct the takeoff, and the landing and thats it. Automation actually handles much of even that today. Modern cockpits of the newest planes don't even have traditional controls. There will absolutely be a time within our lifetime where there may be a pilot there to take over in case of an emergency but that the plane 100% flies itself, yes.
I'm only 40 lol. Have you ever even looked at TikTok? Its fun, fun little videos of people doing entertaining things. Whats the big deal?
No, but the fact that you actively hate anything technological or new and refuse to even travel on a plane at the age of 33 is very unusual.
Be open to experiences my friend, you are missing out on so much of life you don't even understand. 33 and you've never been on a plane? Just wow. My kids are 7 and they have been on like 50 flights.
When you open up and let the world in, your view on this kind of stuff will change. Your worldview right now is so incredibly narrow.
You don't need to go on planes now to experience the world. Just go to the metaverse...duh.
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I've only been on planes to go to Hawaii, Philippines, and Poland/euro zone and it was from pure necessity. I don't like the concept in the first place but private planes are expensive to charter.....we have done it twice though for the eastern trip though when a lot of us went for the funeral of the former head of family.
As far as self driving cars go the systems don't impress me, they are slower and less effective than I am. Now for a "normal" driver or the normally highly distracted types it's a major improvement since dear god do people not pay attention.
As far as self driving cars go the systems don't impress me, they are slower and less effective than I am. Now for a "normal" driver or the normally highly distracted types it's a major improvement since dear god do people not pay attention.
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I've only been on planes to go to Hawaii, Philippines, and Poland/euro zone and it was from pure necessity. I don't like the concept in the first place but private planes are expensive to charter.....we have done it twice though for the eastern trip though when a lot of us went for the funeral of the former head of family.
As far as self driving cars go the systems don't impress me, they are slower and less effective than I am. Now for a "normal" driver or the normally highly distracted types it's a major improvement since dear god do people not pay attention.
Last edited by SW17LS; Mar 29, 2022 at 10:46 AM.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,535
Likes: 71
From: WA
I've only been on planes to go to Hawaii, Philippines, and Poland/euro zone and it was from pure necessity. I don't like the concept in the first place but private planes are expensive to charter.....we have done it twice though for the eastern trip though when a lot of us went for the funeral of the former head of family.
As far as self driving cars go the systems don't impress me, they are slower and less effective than I am. Now for a "normal" driver or the normally highly distracted types it's a major improvement since dear god do people not pay attention.
As far as self driving cars go the systems don't impress me, they are slower and less effective than I am. Now for a "normal" driver or the normally highly distracted types it's a major improvement since dear god do people not pay attention.