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Oxford Tests Self-Driving Cars
halls-of-valhalla writes "Using advances in 3D laser mapping technology, Oxford University has developed a car that is able to drive itself along familiar routes. This new self-driving automobile uses lasers and small cameras to memorize everyday trips such as the morning commute. This car is not dependant on GPS because this car is able to tell where it is by recognizing its surroundings. The intent is for this car to be capable of taking over the drive when on routes that it has traveled before. While being driven, the car is capable of developing a 3D model of its environment and learning routes. When driving a particular journey a second time, an iPad on the dashboard informs the driver that it is capable of taking over and finishing the drive. The driver can then touch the screen and the car shifts to 'auto drive' mode. The driver can reclaim control of the car at any time by simply tapping the brakes."
No, it's just shows the brakes in our education system, after the breaks were put on in the eighties and we started to loose what we had at our peek. No doubt due to the hoards of new students. Whew, well gotta go. I'm beet.
Please do not read this sig. Thank you.
"I see you are driving down Laurel Ave and I can drive you to your destination. Are you heading to:
- Bosco's Liquor Store (1.73 mi)?
- The Bouncing Pasty Gentleman's Parlor (2.64 mi)?
- The Purple Nurple Tobacco Accessory Shop (1.25 mi)?"
".... Siri, change profile to 'Mom'."
"Okay. Changing user profile settings to 'Mom', please wait"
"Not all who wander are lost" -- JRR Tolkien
All that time and engineering effort. All that programming expertise. And yet.... it still drives on the wrong side of the road.
"He took a duck in the face at 250 knots." -- William Gibson, Pattern Recognition
Says the people who load it into the nose of the nearest passing elephant?
Alternatively, the torso or midsection of the car, because that's where the 'trunk' obviously is?
If it's in you sig, it's in your post.