Driverless cars
April 25th, 2018 at 7:19:46 AM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4470 | Autonomous cars need the highway markings to tell where they are on the road. They can't navigate on a snow covered road or in the spring when the lines have been rubbed out over the winter. What happens when you take your car to work and the weather changes and it can't see the road to get home. You are driving and come upon construction/accident and a detour not in it's GPS, how about flag people. Too many unexpected things to do away the with the steering wheel. A driver needs to be able to take over to navigate these unexpected items. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
April 25th, 2018 at 7:26:20 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Someone needs to explain this to the manufacturers. The President is a fink. |
April 25th, 2018 at 9:13:03 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
I'm trying to recall which of Murphy's laws warns that nothing's ever developed as we expect it to be. A plane's autopilot is actually part of a managing system, though which the pilots fly the plane. Something similar for cars is not only more difficult technologically, but it would require a human driver to oversee and correct the driving system. If this requires as much concentration as driving, then why bother? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 25th, 2018 at 11:14:53 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | The only reason robot cars have not been in more bad accidents is the same reason your average bad dipshit driver isn't in many. Most people know what they're doing and make up for the mistakes the jackass drivers constantly make. The more robot cars on the road, the more accidents will increase. Robot cars are very bad at making up for the mistakes of other drivers. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |