OT: Lyft, GM partner, may debut self-driving cars next year
My thoughts exactly. I really wanted a breakdown on the mental gymnastics it took to make that leap
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"Partner companies issue press release claiming that within 12 months they will have a public test program for taxis that can be autonomous in an extremely limited set of controlled circumstances."
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Worst idea ever.
Before you pull out the pitchforks, hear me out. I love to drive. I drive a manual. I don't even believe in automatic transmissions. Driving is pure joy. So taking that away is heartbreaking for me. It brings to mind the movie "Wall-e," which was a satire of what we will become when everything is done for us. I think learning how to drive is an important rite of passage. It teaches us how to be responsible, how to deal with the unexpected, how to follow rules and get along in society. It's one of the first times there are real consequences for your actions. When a car drives itself and something happens, who's responsible? What does a kid learn from blaming it on the car?
i can't resist...
1) no one is going to take driving away from you. don't you think i'd be nice if you had a few drinks that your car could drive you home?
2) there are other ways to teach people responsibility and how to follow the rules besides learning to drive.
3) going out on a limb here, but there are much better ways to teach kids lessons rather than car accidents.
a drive from the east to west coast, diverting in the deep midwest to storm chase, and in the wasatch to pursue the covered wagoneer's old paths, then exploring the new west by turning to follow the sun where it leads is freedom at it's essence.
I am feeling that a google car has no fucking conception of what enlivens me..
Aside from human emotions, how can a computer adequately respond to spontaneity, imprecision, and unpredictability? Human drivers aren't precise even when they're following rules. I know very little about this kind of technology, but it seems like having humans and computers co-existing on the same roads is a recipe for disaster.
Can you say with certainty that if autonomous vehicles do end up being as good as promised, that the government won't forbid humans from driving? I believe not. Trying not to be overly political, but we're talking about a body willing to ban certain light bulbs and dishwasher soap. Yes, I think it's at least possible, maybe even likely, that someone will try to take driving away.
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lucky for you, there will not be no self-driving cars.
I hope you're kidding as much as I'm kidding. Sometimes irony is hard to detect.
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yes, lyft "may" debut self-driving cars. they WON'T of course, but they "may."
The aimless blade of science sliced the pearly gates
Maybe 10 or 15.
Buy a huge insurance policy.
Launch them out into the night as Lyft/Uber taxis.
Pour yourself a beer, put your feet up and watch Sports Center and monitor the fat stacks piling up in your bank account?
...oh wait...software integration?, systems and vehicle maintenance, failures, liabilities, etc...yeesh.
I'd like to invest in such services. But running a self-driving taxi or delivery service could be arduous, though interesting.
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I have this conversation frequently. The biggest reason I am for autonomous vehicles is the growing number of people who consider driving a 1 to 2 ton piece of metal at high speeds to be secondary to looking at their phone. Even if I were the only one in an autonomous vehicle it would at least reduce my stress level.
piece of metal at high speeds.
It will ruin the auto industry as well as the auto insurance business.
I think ruin is a bit strong, but massive changes are coming. There will be a lot of restructuring certainly.
gonna be unemployed?
Logic doesn't always play into it, and the economics aren't clear yet.
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Kiyay Coyote!
and they're just about the only cars following the rules. I'd worry 99% less if the roads were full of them. Until they decide to rise up en masse against their weak human masters, that is.
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I welcome any and all developments in autonomous cars. Some day in the future, there will not be even a single human piloting a car on public roads; I fully intend to throw a massive party on that day.
FTR, road traffic accidents are the #1 cause of death for Americans age 15-24, #3 among ages 25-34, #4 among ages 35-44, and #10 among ages 45-54. If autonomous cars can take the kind of chunk out of these numbers that the early returns suggest, we can make huge gains in cutting down early deaths.
awaits, no risks, no resistance, no truth, no work, no bad things, and no fucking reason to exist
Autonomous cars are worth pursuing. Eliminating human drivers isn't going to be a panacea. Especially in a cohntry that has a hard time keeping basic infrastructure working.
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while driving would be good too.
and collision mitigation feature available, and have noted imperfections in execution. I look forward to seeing how well the truly autonomous vehicles contend with 'decision making' in fluid environments based on information collection, analysis, and autonomously-directed action.
I may also be more sensitive to bad impact potentials than others as a bicycle rider. My least expensive, least technical, piece of kit is the most helpful - the little mirror attached to my sunglasses.