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Post by HankRocks on Dec 20, 2019 10:22:18 GMT -5
Being a programmer by education, I am not sure I like the idea of self driving cars. For example, what will it do when offered two bad choices? For example, hit a parked truck and kill the passengers or avoid the truck and hit a motorcycle? That's a good point. On the other hand what would a human driving a car faced with those same bad choices do? I do think that overall drivers are getting worse, especially so with technology distracted young drivers, so maybe self-driving cars will help them avoid me! Also think it will probably end up being a good thing for older drivers, giving them some mobility that they would otherwise lose or in the case of some of them who insist on driving, mobility they should lose. And it will add more cost to prices and repairs, no free lunch!!
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Post by greig on Dec 20, 2019 11:40:28 GMT -5
Hardcoding such a thing into a 1 ton vehicle is not something I would like to be responsible. For instance, I'd like to think I would hit the truck rather than swerve into a bus stop where there is a baby carriage. However, some companies (ie. Mercedes) have already made the decision to program the vehicle to protect itself and it's passengers. fortune.com/2016/10/15/mercedes-self-driving-car-ethics/
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2019 13:43:11 GMT -5
However, some companies (ie. Mercedes) have already made the decision to program the vehicle to protect itself and it's passengers. Yup, that's what I was told, too. The vehicle is set up to avoid ANY crash, whether it is another car or a bus stop, and if it deems it unavoidable, to minimize the crash by a combination of hard braking and steering. Having been using one of these for the last 6 months, I have to say that it sees and reacts far more quickly than I ever could. I'm pretty comfortable with how mine works - the manufacturers know that the tech isn't yet 100% and the cars are set up to insist that you pay attention. That people find ways to get around that by by-passing things so that they can go around texting with one hand, trimming their toenails with the other while yelling at their kids in the back seat isn't the fault of the technology. Strange thing about the cost of windshields, though, is that my insurance actually went down (considerably - same company) when I switched from my low-tech 14-year old vehicle to a new vehicle with the self-driving and assist tech. Insurance companies only do that when they are positive that it is going to be significantly cheaper for them in payouts.
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Post by lookatthat on Dec 22, 2019 12:32:39 GMT -5
In the 2020 model year, most new cars sold in the United States will come with built-in Internet connections, including 100 percent of Fords, GMs and BMWs and all but one model Toyota and Volkswagen. (This independent cellular service is often included free or sold as an add-on.) Cars are becoming smartphones on wheels, sending and receiving data from apps, insurance firms and pretty much wherever their makers want.
What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/
..and when most cars on the road have this, the new terrorists don't have to detonate a bomb to kill us, they will just hack our automobiles and let them kill us. Imagine this on I-95, or outside Los Angeles.
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Post by parfive on Dec 22, 2019 14:09:49 GMT -5
..and when most cars on the road have this, the new terrorists don't have to detonate a bomb to kill us, they will just hack our automobiles and let them kill us. Imagine this on I-95, or outside Los Angeles. They might have more fun just spoofin’ your driving behavior and tripling your car insurance. : )
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Post by lookatthat on Dec 22, 2019 16:12:31 GMT -5
..and when most cars on the road have this, the new terrorists don't have to detonate a bomb to kill us, they will just hack our automobiles and let them kill us. Imagine this on I-95, or outside Los Angeles. They might have more fun just spoofin’ your driving behavior and tripling your car insurance. : ) Ha, I thought of that too.
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Post by parfive on Feb 27, 2020 16:54:09 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Oct 13, 2020 1:16:21 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Oct 16, 2020 22:50:06 GMT -5
In the 2020 model year, most new cars sold in the United States will come with built-in Internet connections, including 100 percent of Fords, GMs and BMWs and all but one model Toyota and Volkswagen. (This independent cellular service is often included free or sold as an add-on.) Cars are becoming smartphones on wheels, sending and receiving data from apps, insurance firms and pretty much wherever their makers want.
What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/
Why are we surprised. Electric toothbrushes are Bluetooth enabled, and have been for 5+ years. What’s this world coming to, if you can’t even lie to your dentist about your brushing habits?
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Post by RickB on Oct 17, 2020 5:40:21 GMT -5
I turn my blue toothbrush on for five minutes a day whether I use it or not.
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Post by parfive on Mar 11, 2024 21:02:30 GMT -5
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