gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 11, 2010 5:59pm
gorocks99 hoping that female programmers were not involved.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/technology&id=7717162
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/technology&id=7717162
stroups
Posts: 3,223
Oct 11, 2010 6:43pm
I bet Asian programmers were (insert not using your turn signal joke here)
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Oct 12, 2010 10:58am
To be honest, I'd love it. Take my 40 minute commute (each way) and get some work done, or work on my fantasy football team, lol.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Oct 12, 2010 11:13am
I've said it before and I will say it again...Google is fucking Skynet
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 12, 2010 11:20am
Will roads have little slots in them like the sports car ride at Disney World?
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Oct 12, 2010 11:24am
derek bomar;517259 wrote:I've said it before and I will say it again...Google is fucking Skynet
I'll be back!
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Oct 12, 2010 11:36am
Tiernan;517264 wrote:Will roads have little slots in them like the sports car ride at Disney World?
no the will have a rail in the middle like cedar point.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 12, 2010 1:54pm
No R or L turns with the rail but you could with the slot.
tcarrier32
Posts: 1,497
Oct 12, 2010 8:06pm
im pretty sure in the article given it says that while they would like to use them for carpool-like situations, they do not require a rail or slots on the road. they gave specific examples of windy roads and cliff side roads in California that it had (and another company) already driven on with success.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Oct 12, 2010 9:27pm
So, if they start using these what happens when they crash? They will crash, nothing's perfect, and they still have to drive on the same roads as human drivers. Who will pay for damages in a crash involving a computer?
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Oct 13, 2010 9:19am
tcarrier32;517760 wrote:... they do not require a rail or slots on the road. .
You totally missed the sarcasm in the "rail or slot" debate.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Oct 13, 2010 9:23am
If they want to be serious about this, they need to drive one of these basterds in cleveland in the winter. I don't see how a robot could compensate for ice, snow and cleveland drivers.