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whereisjustice

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22. With modest infrastructure investment, self driving vehicles

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 01:45 PM

May 2015

can be made safe and efficient and minimize traffic jams. A simple system of sensors would greatly reduce the obvious problem of software not being able to predict trouble that it hasn't been programmed to respond to.

But this would take some national investment that doesn't involve military spending or sending jobs to Asia, something with both Democratic and Republican Parties are loath to advocate.

Unlike TPP and war.

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They're here: [View all] zebonaut May 2015 OP

As if cabbies didn't have enough of a battle with Ubber. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #1

I'd prefer this over Uber rapists n/t PatrynXX May 2015 #3

Over any kind of rapists, right? demwing May 2015 #4

This likely isn't going to compete with cabbies. MADem May 2015 #5

What happens when you hail the cab and find there's no driver? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #6

Or this -- byronius May 2015 #7

Ever notice things in scifi movies always explode like they have a gas tank? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #8

Sue me dickhead! SoapBox May 2015 #16

I think we're a ways from that paradigm. One day, perhaps. MADem May 2015 #9

I think the price could be calculated from the computer Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #10

The cabbie's name isn't an issue--it's YOUR name that is taken down. MADem May 2015 #11

Whats a Cabbie? zebonaut May 2015 #12

Someone who doesn't notice black people. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #17

New freedom for seniors who have given up driving due to PADemD May 2015 #2

It's going to wonderful if you can afford it. In_The_Wind May 2015 #13

So, will there still have to be a licensed driver in the car? 1monster May 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author 1monster May 2015 #14

I'll bet they are really bad at playing chicken though. Kablooie May 2015 #18

They don't drive drunk or sleepy either. hunter May 2015 #21

Because what could go wrong? marble falls May 2015 #19

I will be happy when the age of the personal automobile is over. hunter May 2015 #20

With modest infrastructure investment, self driving vehicles whereisjustice May 2015 #22

What does it run on? Electric? RBInMaine May 2015 #23