LOL! See its started already
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 27, 2016, at 11:40 PM, Chris Meier via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stop blaming Tesla, the vendors equipment doesn't look that high. US trucks > should have guards, put your energy there, please. > -Chris > -- > -Chris > >> On July 27, 2016 2:05:05 PM CDT, Collin Kidder via EV <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> I agree, people can be dangerous. If we could figure out the software >> I think self driving cars could be really safe. And, they'd be faster >> too because the road could be run with very little gap between cars so >> long as all of the cars are communicating and the cars are self >> driving. But, being a software developer, the failures terrify me. I'm >> too familiar with the way software is written and how buggy it tends >> to be to be all that comfortable in a 70MPH 3500lb missile. However, >> I'm already doing that in a drive by wire car. So, I guess it's just a >> matter of perception. But, manufacturers are going to have a lot of >> those perception issues to deal with. I think insurance will be kind >> of tough at first too. If a crash happens who do you blame? What if >> both cars were self driving? Will the automakers have to fight each >> other in court? What if the self driving car mistook your semi for the >> open sky (as just happened in the Tesla fatality)? I'm kind of leery >> of the millions of ways a computer could mistake the video coming in. >> Humans have a very finely tuned visual system and we still get it >> wrong sometimes. But, I don't think nearly anyone would have been >> fooled by the semi truck looks like the sky issue. I could see that it >> was a semi truck if I were driving. Apparently cars can't always. >> Though, I'm sure it'll improve. It's sort of a chicken and egg >> situation. I won't trust a self driving car with my own life until it >> is bulletproof but getting it there requires a lot of on the road >> testing. >> >>> >>> I think that once the self driving cars can demonstrate they can >> avoid more accidents on the road than the typical human, adoption will >> be rapid. Mostly what they would be avoiding would be humans that >> weren't paying attention. Once more humans are removed, the overall >> safety will increase again. >>> >>> We would like to think that all drivers are very careful and fully >> engaged in driving, but what I see on a daily basis isn't that. I >> think that cars that are more predictable and can dodge humans are a >> good thing. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
