You seem highly confused as to what insurance is. Here is a clue: the 'party responsible' is NEVER the insurance company. The 'party responsible' is YOU, the insurance company is just providing the cash for you.
Its cute that you think cameras, gps, and sensor data will make it very clear what happened or eliminate disputes.
Every single one of your examples is just bad driving, and have nothing to do with autonomous features in cars.
Cruise control malfunctioning is no different than the car in front slowing. It is your job to notice and react. If you 'don't have time' then you are tailgating.
4 wheel drive? What does that have to do with acceleration?
ABS - yes, that is what is does. If you are driving in snow, leave more room. Not that complicated.
Traction control - yes, that is why it has an OFF switch
Future plans would, by definition, be unreleased product, so that does not count.
And it doesn't really matter what they 'consider' public domain. A car manufacturer may very well 'consider' his design to be a secret, but once the car is available for sale they can't successfully claim it IS a secret - it is right out there in public view. There may well be things that ARE secret, like how the design was done, what tools were used, etc, but those can not be determined by examining a care (well, if they can be determined then they aren't secret). If there are elements of the design that they wish to protect, then patents are used.
Someone below used the example of Coca-Cola. Coke keeps it's formula secret. But if someone figures out the formula (without doing something illegal like breaking in to the vault) they can't claim the 'trade secret' was stolen.
The only way an NDA makes sense in this case is if they planned to have every person who entered one of 'their' datacenters, for all eternity, sign an NDA. Doesn't make sense.
that would suggest that (1) they don't understand what a password is actually protecting or is for, and (2) the incentives aren't correctly aligned
You missed the most obvious choice: they don't think like a criminal, and have no idea what lengths a criminal will go to, or the tools they will use, to break in.
There is no other area in life where an ordinary person is expected or required to act like a complete paranoid, but that is exactly what is expected by you.
The problem is not users, the problem is that passwords are a crappy way to protect something.
Because you can ALREADY choose to do business or not depending on arbitrary made-up criterion. You CAN'T currently do it based on religion (or race, color, national origin, etc). Don't want to serve someone based on how they are dressed? Your right. Only want to serve people of a certain income level? Your right.
How do you figure? A second cover isn't free, in fact it could be quite expensive. However, if the second cover is doing something else, like generating electricity, that offsets the cost. Then you have two benefits, electricity and a cooler house. My house was shaded by a large tree. When we lost the tree the second story was much hotter. That tree was our second cover, and it made a lot of difference.
Biogradable, whether defined by the goverment or not, has a specific meaning. If a substance can be broken down by an organism (fungi or bacteria) it is biodegradable. If a substance can be broken down under 'natural' conditions it is compostable, which is not the same thing.
I don't know how this guy stores his poncho, but chances are it has not been subjected to the bacteria or fungus needed to break it down. That in no way implies 'lying' by the manufacturer, just that the guy doesn't know what biodegradable means.
Biodegradable does not mean that something will be gone in a few years. Biodegradable means that certain fungi or bacteria break it apart. If you keep it away from those things it will never biodegrade.
No, it isn't. Boxen means related to the boxwood tree. Boxes is the plural of box. Boxen is only used by people who want to sound smarter than they are.
Medallions only cost $1,000,000 because of this thing called 'surge pricing'. It is a perfectly legimate business practice according to Uber and its defenders. See, the theory is, if the price goes up that high then more people will be willing to sell their medallions, and that is better for everyone. The fact that you can't afford a ride (oops, medallion) at that rate is immaterial.
The 'market based solutions' you are so in love with were the norm in the past, and they failed miserably. It is why we have the system we have now. It turns out people did not want so damn many taxis on the street that traffic didn't move, taxis running over people to get to a fare because they had to compete with each other, rates that changed at the drivers whim, no accountability, drivers squeezing the most out of each fare because it was unlikely they would get another, etc.
I do not agree in the slightest that your ability to be safe (get out of town in an emergency) should be determined solely by your ability to pay. Maybe we should also let the firefighters decide they don't really want to work today, so if you have a fire we will only work if you pay us extra.
I didn't say anything about dumping on a neighbors property, I said polluting the air and water. And until the last 50 years or so, such polluting was NOT criminal, it was the normal way of life. It only became criminal when a LAW was passed (see how that works). Why was such a law passed? Because it was decided that the right of the population in general to have clean air and water was MORE IMPORTANT than the right of some people to choose to have cheap products, or the right of some people to make a profit/be in a business that they want to.
Similarly, in the past there was no regulation of taxi service. This lead to highly unscrupulous practices (such a rates that change at the whim of the driver), dangerous vehicles (that a race-to-the-bottom inevitably produces), dangerous driving (like trying to beat a competitor to a fare), and just plain unseemly behavior (like cabbies fighting over fares). As such, a LAW was passed. Why was a law passed? Because it was decided that the right of the population to have a safe and reliable taxi service was MORE IMPORTANT to the functioning of a city than the rights of a few people to make a profit.
What you are describing is called unrestricted free market, and it has never worked anywhere.
Protectionism is trying to protect an industry. This is not protectionism, as they are not trying to protect an industry, they are trying to ensure a needed service is available and well-functioning.
I guess you have some reading problems, because I specifically mentioned the 260 million people who USE taxis in NYC each year as being the ones who are affected. That IS 'all of society'.
And before you make some stupid claim that 'things are different now', I would like to point out that Uber already has wildly varying rates (surge pricing, anyone), and has already been caught doing any number of unscrupulous things (like creating fake fares, insisting it is not responsible for what its drivers do, making the drivers responsible for the vehicles, etc). No, a stupid 'review' does not solve any of those.
If the number has been scratched off it will be found at inspection. Same with seatbelts. Trips are recorded and reviewed by the T&LC. Do the things you suggest and get fined. Do it enough and lose your medallion. In NYC there is no charge for luggage in the interior or in the trunk.
The user sees the license so he knows that the person has a valid taxi license. Having a valid taxi license means things like he has not been convicted of a crime.
There is no area of the economy that has a 10x (let alone 50x) fluctation in price during the course of a day. Most areas would not see a 10x fluctuation in price over a decade. And when, by law, 3/4 of the cabs are on the streets at all times, there is no need for surge pricing.
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You seem highly confused as to what insurance is. Here is a clue: the 'party responsible' is NEVER the insurance company. The 'party responsible' is YOU, the insurance company is just providing the cash for you.
Its cute that you think cameras, gps, and sensor data will make it very clear what happened or eliminate disputes.
Every single one of your examples is just bad driving, and have nothing to do with autonomous features in cars.
Cruise control malfunctioning is no different than the car in front slowing. It is your job to notice and react. If you 'don't have time' then you are tailgating.
4 wheel drive? What does that have to do with acceleration?
ABS - yes, that is what is does. If you are driving in snow, leave more room. Not that complicated.
Traction control - yes, that is why it has an OFF switch
Huh? It certainly is the fault of the driver in the older car.
I hate to think of what kind of shitty backup system could be erased or encrypted by ransomware.
Future plans would, by definition, be unreleased product, so that does not count.
And it doesn't really matter what they 'consider' public domain. A car manufacturer may very well 'consider' his design to be a secret, but once the car is available for sale they can't successfully claim it IS a secret - it is right out there in public view. There may well be things that ARE secret, like how the design was done, what tools were used, etc, but those can not be determined by examining a care (well, if they can be determined then they aren't secret). If there are elements of the design that they wish to protect, then patents are used.
Someone below used the example of Coca-Cola. Coke keeps it's formula secret. But if someone figures out the formula (without doing something illegal like breaking in to the vault) they can't claim the 'trade secret' was stolen.
The only way an NDA makes sense in this case is if they planned to have every person who entered one of 'their' datacenters, for all eternity, sign an NDA. Doesn't make sense.
NDAs are only for things that are not public. An NDA for a product under development makes sense. An NDA for a released product makes no sense.
that would suggest that (1) they don't understand what a password is actually protecting or is for, and (2) the incentives aren't correctly aligned
You missed the most obvious choice: they don't think like a criminal, and have no idea what lengths a criminal will go to, or the tools they will use, to break in.
There is no other area in life where an ordinary person is expected or required to act like a complete paranoid, but that is exactly what is expected by you.
The problem is not users, the problem is that passwords are a crappy way to protect something.
Yes, but if they had an NDA they should be suing for breaking the NDA, not theft of trade secrets.
How can you claim something is a trade secret if you show it to others? If you want to keep your design proprietary, patent it.
Because you can ALREADY choose to do business or not depending on arbitrary made-up criterion. You CAN'T currently do it based on religion (or race, color, national origin, etc). Don't want to serve someone based on how they are dressed? Your right. Only want to serve people of a certain income level? Your right.
It says commercial buildings.
How do you figure? A second cover isn't free, in fact it could be quite expensive. However, if the second cover is doing something else, like generating electricity, that offsets the cost. Then you have two benefits, electricity and a cooler house. My house was shaded by a large tree. When we lost the tree the second story was much hotter. That tree was our second cover, and it made a lot of difference.
Do commercial buildings in France have pitched roofs, or are they flat like in the US?
Biogradable, whether defined by the goverment or not, has a specific meaning. If a substance can be broken down by an organism (fungi or bacteria) it is biodegradable. If a substance can be broken down under 'natural' conditions it is compostable, which is not the same thing.
I don't know how this guy stores his poncho, but chances are it has not been subjected to the bacteria or fungus needed to break it down. That in no way implies 'lying' by the manufacturer, just that the guy doesn't know what biodegradable means.
Biodegradable does not mean that something will be gone in a few years. Biodegradable means that certain fungi or bacteria break it apart. If you keep it away from those things it will never biodegrade.
No, it isn't. Boxen means related to the boxwood tree. Boxes is the plural of box. Boxen is only used by people who want to sound smarter than they are.
Medallions only cost $1,000,000 because of this thing called 'surge pricing'. It is a perfectly legimate business practice according to Uber and its defenders. See, the theory is, if the price goes up that high then more people will be willing to sell their medallions, and that is better for everyone. The fact that you can't afford a ride (oops, medallion) at that rate is immaterial.
The 'market based solutions' you are so in love with were the norm in the past, and they failed miserably. It is why we have the system we have now. It turns out people did not want so damn many taxis on the street that traffic didn't move, taxis running over people to get to a fare because they had to compete with each other, rates that changed at the drivers whim, no accountability, drivers squeezing the most out of each fare because it was unlikely they would get another, etc.
That was Britain, not the US
I do not agree in the slightest that your ability to be safe (get out of town in an emergency) should be determined solely by your ability to pay. Maybe we should also let the firefighters decide they don't really want to work today, so if you have a fire we will only work if you pay us extra.
In the USA, the relatively small number of pirates are treated worse than murderers and rapists
Really? Remind me again which pirate was sentenced to death, life imprisonment without possibility of parole, or even life imprisonment.
Oh, that never happened? Thought not.
I didn't say anything about dumping on a neighbors property, I said polluting the air and water. And until the last 50 years or so, such polluting was NOT criminal, it was the normal way of life. It only became criminal when a LAW was passed (see how that works). Why was such a law passed? Because it was decided that the right of the population in general to have clean air and water was MORE IMPORTANT than the right of some people to choose to have cheap products, or the right of some people to make a profit/be in a business that they want to.
Similarly, in the past there was no regulation of taxi service. This lead to highly unscrupulous practices (such a rates that change at the whim of the driver), dangerous vehicles (that a race-to-the-bottom inevitably produces), dangerous driving (like trying to beat a competitor to a fare), and just plain unseemly behavior (like cabbies fighting over fares). As such, a LAW was passed. Why was a law passed? Because it was decided that the right of the population to have a safe and reliable taxi service was MORE IMPORTANT to the functioning of a city than the rights of a few people to make a profit.
What you are describing is called unrestricted free market, and it has never worked anywhere.
Protectionism is trying to protect an industry. This is not protectionism, as they are not trying to protect an industry, they are trying to ensure a needed service is available and well-functioning.
I guess you have some reading problems, because I specifically mentioned the 260 million people who USE taxis in NYC each year as being the ones who are affected. That IS 'all of society'.
And before you make some stupid claim that 'things are different now', I would like to point out that Uber already has wildly varying rates (surge pricing, anyone), and has already been caught doing any number of unscrupulous things (like creating fake fares, insisting it is not responsible for what its drivers do, making the drivers responsible for the vehicles, etc). No, a stupid 'review' does not solve any of those.
The article is about NYC cabs and Uber.
If the number has been scratched off it will be found at inspection. Same with seatbelts. Trips are recorded and reviewed by the T&LC. Do the things you suggest and get fined. Do it enough and lose your medallion. In NYC there is no charge for luggage in the interior or in the trunk.
The user sees the license so he knows that the person has a valid taxi license. Having a valid taxi license means things like he has not been convicted of a crime.
There is no area of the economy that has a 10x (let alone 50x) fluctation in price during the course of a day. Most areas would not see a 10x fluctuation in price over a decade. And when, by law, 3/4 of the cabs are on the streets at all times, there is no need for surge pricing.