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Humanist_Activist

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3. First, its supposed to be testing pedestrian detection, and second, that's not installed..

Reply to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2015, 06:19 PM

May 2015

on this car, hence the accident.

So basically they tested a car for a technology that isn't present in the car in the first place. Where's the radar in the grill?

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Watch this self-driving car park itself... [View all] cherokeeprogressive May 2015 OP

Maybe she meant to do that, like Christine n/t DawgHouse May 2015 #1

Ha. The part we didn't see is where the dent left by the guy's forehead pops out all by itself. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #2

First, its supposed to be testing pedestrian detection, and second, that's not installed.. Humanist_Activist May 2015 #3

I know, right? cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #4

The point being that the fault in this situation is human error, not machine malfunction. Humanist_Activist May 2015 #5

When this technology is fully embraced, do you think any of it will be hackable? cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #6

Anything with a computer in it is hackable, the question is how robust the security can be... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #7