Indeed. The fact is most drivers are pants, and autonomous cars will undoubtedly save many lives and avoid many crashes. I just wanted to put this in some sort of context.
Well up to a point. The comparison is with 'normal' drivers, American drivers at that. As far as I know driver training in the US is fairly basic compared to many countries, and TFA doesn't actually mention 'professionally trained' drivers at all unlike the/. summary.
I would contest that a 'real' advanced driver, say a UK police Class 1 driving certificate holder, will out-perform a robot any day, not because they are quicker to react but because the skills and experience they have gathered over years of dedicated training and practice would give them the ability to predict problems and prevent incidents, rather than relying on their robotically quick response times to cope with a developing problem the advanced human driver would have already avoided.
Also a typo on the website page as well - '...announce that te Fidus Writer source code...'
Not creating a good impression, which is a shame as this actually looks like it has potential.
In fact you are both right. The medication used is Potassium iodide tablets - Iodine alone is a volatile and very unpleasant substance and you wouldn't want to take it!
Depends on your perspective, as you are facing someone who does not care about the law or YOUR life.
I would rather keep on living at the expense of some scumbag assaulting me.
This is the scumbag assaulting you with his 'life-saving device', yes?
I don't have a problem with legitimate self-defence, but as a pedant I can't accept that a lethal weapon is a 'life-saving device' either. A pacemaker is a life-saving device, as is an aircraft ejector seat or an air-bag in a car.
But claiming that a device designed to injure, maim or kill is a 'life-saving device' is pushing a point too far for me.
Lots of righteous indignation, shock and outrage, but one serious question not yet answered. And who better than the/. crowd to ask.
In real, practical terms, what can we actually, really do about this?
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Ha, let's hope so, as I suspect Citroen have a bigger legal fund. :)
(They're both horrid little things anyway - where's the V8?)
The C-1 is an electric vehicle
Nope, it runs on petrol (er, gas :P )
Mummy knows best - eat your cheese up!
Oh yes, I've seen it. The lack of a Linux port is one reason I'm not that interested TBH.
is Oolite. Good old Elite but brought into the 21st Century - free and open source and modable. Awesome!
...from Start to Finnish.
Indeed. The fact is most drivers are pants, and autonomous cars will undoubtedly save many lives and avoid many crashes. I just wanted to put this in some sort of context.
Well up to a point. The comparison is with 'normal' drivers, American drivers at that. As far as I know driver training in the US is fairly basic compared to many countries, and TFA doesn't actually mention 'professionally trained' drivers at all unlike the /. summary.
I would contest that a 'real' advanced driver, say a UK police Class 1 driving certificate holder, will out-perform a robot any day, not because they are quicker to react but because the skills and experience they have gathered over years of dedicated training and practice would give them the ability to predict problems and prevent incidents, rather than relying on their robotically quick response times to cope with a developing problem the advanced human driver would have already avoided.
What could possibly go wrong?
The same way there isn't a planet called Pluto!
But it is true, the good old Brontosaurus is now known as the Apatosaurus.
...if Uranus has asteroids. He can give you some cream for it.
We ain't scared of Martians! We've got bacteria and Slim Whitman.
Think of the Plasmodium!
Ha, yes I got that as well :) You using Opera?
Also a typo on the website page as well - '...announce that te Fidus Writer source code...'
Not creating a good impression, which is a shame as this actually looks like it has potential.
In fact you are both right. The medication used is Potassium iodide tablets - Iodine alone is a volatile and very unpleasant substance and you wouldn't want to take it!
Depends on your perspective, as you are facing someone who does not care about the law or YOUR life. I would rather keep on living at the expense of some scumbag assaulting me.
This is the scumbag assaulting you with his 'life-saving device', yes?
I don't have a problem with legitimate self-defence, but as a pedant I can't accept that a lethal weapon is a 'life-saving device' either. A pacemaker is a life-saving device, as is an aircraft ejector seat or an air-bag in a car.
But claiming that a device designed to injure, maim or kill is a 'life-saving device' is pushing a point too far for me.
Guns are life-saving devices...
Er, I think you might have got that wrong!
a good idea. This would send a positive message to arrogant governments everywhere.
all the ministries own you.
will it look like a penguin?
aren't they?
Lots of righteous indignation, shock and outrage, but one serious question not yet answered. And who better than the /. crowd to ask.
In real, practical terms, what can we actually, really do about this?
How long till kardashians invade?
The Cardassians? I didn't know they had expanded out of the Alpha Quadrant!
On soviet Mars.......oh, never mind!