I don't think anyone sees the real dangers of autonomous vehicles and there are many:So Apple has decided to let the others innovate, then jump in and take control of the autonomous vehicle market, using strongarm and bully tactics to push out the innovators.
Their main focus is figuring out how to make autonomous vehicles a walled garden and locked-in ecosystem.
While this is only a guess, my assumption is that there is something about this particular model's control system setup that makes it easy for Apple, Google, and others to modify the vehicle.Does anyone know why a majority of these self-driving mules are this model Lexus?
Google has those little autonomous bubble cars driving around the southern SF Peninsula. It's not just Lexus SUVs.It would be nice if these self-driving car experiments used smaller cars instead of a SUV that could plow into pedestrians and otherwise cause more damage.
I don't get it. Are you saying that you think somehow these "experiments" could be less safe than letting humans drive? That despite the fact that with millions of miles of self driving between Tesla's and Google cars, no human has been killed due to self driving tech, while somewhere between 700 to 800 people per week are killed by cars driven by humans in the U.S. alone?It would be nice if these self-driving car experiments used smaller cars instead of a SUV that could plow into pedestrians and otherwise cause more damage.
This kind of makes my point, the government won't get all the revenue from all of the tickets, which means that they will need to find other ways to make the money and make no mistake about it, they will find a way to use this technology to do so. Overall, I think that while indeed it may reduce accidents, there are many, many other problems that will be created that are unforeseen consequences.By the way, I agree with this point because they won't be "crap driving". No ticket == no courtroom appearance.
The one "downside" to this will be the job losses. First it will be truck, taxi, and bus drivers. They'll soon be followed by people working at truck stops, then lawyers will see huge losses with far fewer speeding, accident, and DUI defendants. The drop in civil lawsuits will hurt lawyers the most! Even EMTs and emergency rooms will be affected!
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You have to think about where the puck will be, not where it is. Right now, it's good, but there are situations where you can't rely on it. It's still early days, so that's changing.
Check this video:
She was really nervous about using Autopilot when they first got the car. Now she loves it - and she's safer with it.
You just need to get used to the technology, and really, that's just a matter of using it for a few weeks.
I have an electric vehicle and I don't have a home charger, I don't need one, there are plenty of public chargers all around.Tell that to these people:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzz4CoEgSgWNs9ZAvRMhW2A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKtaH6RMcn22L3_ArtDBgw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8njdiq06-irfyc9xaCyig
and look at Tesla's web site for the Supercharger locations in Britain. There are many.
It's happening over there, you just don't see it because you're not looking for it. Electric cars charging stations aren't going to have giant Exxon signs that you can see for miles. They're much higher tech than that. People either use their phones or have their cars direct them to the stations — on the odd day that they actually need one.
Remember, you can go for months at a time - years if you don't take vacations - without needing to stop to charge because every morning you have a full "tank".
Really people, this is MacRumors! You're supposed to be part of the community that's up on technology! How come you don't know this stuff?
Sure there are... some serial killer will not die in a car accident they would have otherwise gotten into. Instead, they'll live on to kill more people. Shouldn't you be stocking your prepper hideout?...there are many, many other problems that will be created that are unforeseen consequences.
If I saw this I'd be so tempted to cut it up to see how it responds.
In the current state of so called autopilots it is neither more efficient nor safer.Humans vs. computers or other way around, I don't care... I enjoy driving.
Like many things, doing things more efficient and safer doesn't mean it's more enjoyable. Better for all, yes, but less fun.
Yeah, right. Let's just ignore the truth. There is no 40% decline in accidents. Human drivers are great!In the current state of so called autopilots it is neither more efficient nor safer.
******** numbers.Yeah, right. Let's just ignore the truth. There is no 40% decline in accidents. Human drivers are great!
I don't get it. Are you saying that you think somehow these "experiments" could be less safe than letting humans drive? That despite the fact that with millions of miles of self driving between Tesla's and Google cars, no human has been killed due to self driving tech, while somewhere between 700 to 800 people per week are killed by cars driven by humans in the U.S. alone?
Where's the logic in that?
But that's not what I responded to:Tesla and Google aren't the only players in this space now.
But that's not what I responded to:
"It would be nice if these self-driving car experiments used smaller cars..."
You were implying that self-driving cars are somehow less safe than human controlled vehicles. I've seen no evidence of that. The best evidence we have is that they are safer than human drivers, even in their current, primitive state.
It's a given that they're going to get much safer. Elon Musk has said many times that he's waiting until they're 10x safer than humans before making a push for allowing fully autonomous driving. That would mean a 90% drop in accidents, injuries, and deaths! Instead of nearly 40,000 deaths per year, we might have fewer than 4,000. That's huge!
Yes, and I thought it was laughable that you'd think that one issue by one entrant (and the least likely entrant to succeed) is in any way representative of the whole. So I'll ask again: What makes you think autonomous vehicles won't be much safer than human drivers?Did you not read the very next sentence?
Nobody is questioning the power of the human brain, but intelligence is secondary to that. And then layer on factors like influence from drugs and alcohol and distractions. The human brain may be powerful, but the human can be very, very dumb.
The number of humans getting in to a car every day and getting safely to where they wanna go is so large that your calculator won't be able to print it. There are more successful drives on this planet by humans in 1 hour than drives having been undertaken of all time with autonome vehicles... Let those vehicles do as many drives (which is impossible) and you will see a higher death toll in accidents with them than what you see today.I don't get it. Are you saying that you think somehow these "experiments" could be less safe than letting humans drive? That despite the fact that with millions of miles of self driving between Tesla's and Google cars, no human has been killed due to self driving tech, while somewhere between 700 to 800 people per week are killed by cars driven by humans in the U.S. alone?
Where's the logic in that?
Ever driven in the snow (cant' see the lines), how about pounding rain so heave the roads are partially flooded.
You seemed credible enough that I considered looking into what you were saying, right up until these two, contradictory statements. Autonomous driving can't work because humans also drive, and they'll screw it up???Although, I believe they are smart enough to understand that a self-driving car will never be possible. At least as long as there are humans behind the wheel of other cars.....
don't understand ?You seemed credible enough that I considered looking into what you were saying, right up until these two, contradictory statements. Autonomous driving can't work because humans also drive, and they'll screw it up???
Sheesh! The point of self driving cars is to reduce the chaos and death caused by human drivers. It's absurd to claim that self driving cars can't be allowed while there are human drivers.don't understand ?