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Uber?
| March 19th, 2018 at 11:42:00 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Won't matter, the news is out that Uber robot cars kill people. That's all they'll remember. I don't like them anyway, they are trying to cut out the middleman so they can get more profit, like they aren't making enough already. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 11:58:18 AM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | The victim was either on or pushing a bicycle, according to the link. Unless things have changed, when riding a bicycle, the laws are the same as if driving a vehicle. I don't know all the specifics, but imagine you are driving along in your automobile and want to make a left across oncoming lanes. It is perfectly legal to do so, at any point unless otherwise forbidden. That appears similar to what happened here. It is a faux pas in the code, imo. How does Uber AI think about dogs in front of the vehicle on the road? Hit the brakes, veer, or ignore? It will take some lives to get the bugs worked out. I'm waiting for the first hack of a driverless, vehicle that goes up on the curb into a crowd. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
| March 19th, 2018 at 12:13:54 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18751 |
It's already been done on regular cars. I assume they could cause you to have an accident.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2903714/60-diy-car-hacking-device-is-an-inexpensive-and-easy-way-to-hack-cars.html You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| March 19th, 2018 at 1:35:53 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Just took an Uber home from the airport. My driver was thrilled to hear somebody died because of robot Uber. He drives 200 miles a day and totally depends on it for a living. He's Middle Eastern from Detroit, what else is he going to do. Uber is the new immigrant equivalent of what digging ditches in 1900 was. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:20:16 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | For those who doubt I use Uber, here's list of the cars I rented since last May. For every one I took Uber to and from the airport to save on parking. View Booking C340120628 Budget: Compact Car 11/10/2017 View Booking C340340809 Budget: Compact Car 11/17/2017 View Booking C340389193 Avis: Compact Car 11/17/2017 View Booking C340642551 Budget: Economy Car 11/24/2017 View Booking C340967100 Avis: Intermediate Car 12/02/2017 View Booking C341258999 Budget: Intermediate Car 12/08/2017 View Booking C341456197 Avis: Intermediate SUV 12/15/2017 View Booking C341620056 Budget: Compact Car 12/21/2017 View Booking C342105449 Budget: Compact Car 01/06/2018 View Booking C342331786 Budget: Compact Car 01/13/2018 View Booking C342581094 Budget: Economy Car 01/20/2018 View Booking C342904649 Budget: Compact Car 01/27/2018 View Booking C342989019 Budget: Compact Car 02/03/2018 View Booking C343375904 Budget: Compact Car 02/10/2018 View Booking C343384120 Budget: Compact Car 02/16/2018 View Booking C343384152 Budget: Compact Car 02/17/2018 View Booking C343513180 Budget: Compact Car 02/23/2018 View Booking 03/03/2018 View Booking C344445590 Budget: Compact Car 03/10/2018 View Booking C344601701 Budget: Intermediate Car 03/17/2018 View Booking Avis: Compact Car 05/12/2017 View Booking C333310494 Budget: Compact Car 05/18/2017 View Booking C333413372 Budget: Compact Car 05/25/2017 View Booking C333626935 Budget: Intermediate Car (3 day rental) Gerald R Ford Intl Airport 06/01/2017 View Booking C333835203 Budget: Compact Car 06/08/2017 View Booking C333868536 Budget: Compact Car 06/15/2017 View Booking C333880912 Budget: Compact Car 06/22/2017 View Booking C334563691 Budget: Compact Car 06/29/2017 View Booking C334060136 Avis: Economy Car 07/07/2017 View Booking C334060309 Avis: Economy Car 07/14/2017 View Booking C335238019 Avis: Economy Car 07/21/2017 View Booking C335305290 Avis: Economy Car 07/28/2017 View Booking C335733914 Avis: Economy Car 08/04/2017 View Booking C336074082 Budget: Economy Car 08/11/2017 View Booking C336048644 Avis: Economy Car 08/18/2017 View Booking C336841562 Avis: Intermediate Car View Booking C337044342 Budget: Compact Car 08/31/2017 View Booking C337410117 Budget: Compact Car 09/08/2017 View Booking C337700306 Budget: Fullsize Car 09/15/2017 View Booking C337799978 Budget: Compact Car 09/22/2017 View Booking C337799992 Budget: Compact Car 09/29/2017 View Booking C338600949 Budget: Compact Car 10/06/2017 View Booking C338601065 Budget: Compact Car 10/13/2017 View Booking C338757563 Budget: Compact Car 10/20/2017 View Booking C339528413 Budget: Compact Car 10/27/2017 View Booking If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:26:36 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18203 |
I keep laughing about it. Some manufacturer is making an automated car with no steering wheel or pedals. Now. how on earth do you move the car around the parking lot. driveway, or other close-quarters? They need to look at airplanes. Even with autopilot you still need controls. Most oversold thing I can remember in my life. The President is a fink. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:33:40 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
In 100 years they will all be driverless, but computers will be far advanced to what they are now. Our computers will look like the horse and buggy by then. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:36:11 PM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4169 |
The estimate is driverless vehicles will decrease motor vehicle deaths 90%. My computer savvy son is all for driverless vehicles. I still think that the psyche of the American public is not ready to give up the 'control' of being a driver, even if it can be proven it is safer. |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:38:54 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Isn't there some competition to have totally driver-less vehicles attempt to take back roads from Primm to Vegas and no vehicle has ever reached the finish line? I think these vehicles are even equipped with GPS points so they know something about a route. It makes me nervous that if they can't navigate a dirt road then why trust them on a busy street. Then again, I'm all for considering the statistics, which I don't know. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| March 19th, 2018 at 2:45:01 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Reminds me of the films of the one man helicopters they were trying in the 50's that were the future of us getting to work. Still waiting on that one. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |