Because once cars are completely autonomous, there is no user decision. Some company will either forbid it to break the law or not. Company in question needs to answer for their cars when speeding.
Actually, I took the headline to mean they were lowering them for everyone. Mostly because it juxtaposes them to Netflix prices which got risen for everyone. A promotional price is not 'lowering prices', it is having a promotion.
To a camera, an animal is a set of certain blobs of color arranged in a certain way with respect to one another. The arrangement of the blobs will change depending on the orientation to the camera. Once you are finished making the rules for a sheep, this will never work for a fox since a fox is a different set of colors. How will you ever make a rule based on a camera image that means 'it is an animal in general' when all you have to go by are color ranges, sizes, and positions? A racoon will look very different in this respect than a sheep, so different rules will need to be made. You could make a general rule to slow down for anything between 1' x 1' and 3' x 3' and moving, but then you'll be stopping for every tumbleweed and shopping bag blowing in the wind. This isn't as easy as you make it seem.
You might not realize that you have general knowledge that (young animal from group) will tend to walk towards (older animals from group) but if you don't you're an idiot. And I'm sure you're not an idiot. You just aren't having a full appreciation for human intelligence, even when it is actively helping you make decisions while driving. Sure, sensors don't lose focus and people do, but really that is going to go a very small way. But will rule-based algorithms every be tuned to handle sheep, ducks, cows, moose, deer, foxes, wolves, etc etc etc? Very unlikely, because without a general understanding of how humans group and associate animals and a method to do that in a cpu without programming every shape and size, it will be a long if not impossible road to follow.
Except with all the computational power we have, we have only reached the pinnacle of being better at the game of Go. This is a vastly simplistic problem compared to driving.
Humans have survival instincts and intuition far beyond any computer for the time being. It would be interesting calculating reaction time just at that 'my life flashed before my eyes' moment. Full of adrenaline, humans react far quicker than most give them credit for.
The big question is, since computers are way less intelligent than humans at this point (there isn't even strong AI only rule based AI) will there be a point where 'more sensors' can make up for the lack of intuition? Also how realistic will it be for someone to afford those sensors?
I've driven in a vehicle that has been out in a snowstorm. I'm wondering if there will ever be a sensor array that will be sufficient for automatic driving without having to spend three hours cleaning snow off. Generally you bear 10-15 minutes of cleaning, but you're not getting every square inch of every window. Airplanes where I am get hosed off with antifreeze before every flight; not very realistic for automated car owners.
This is the problem with self driving. If it is only as good as the average human, it may be saving half the drivers from accidents but it is causing them for the other half. Who gave any permission to cause accidents for half of all drivers?
It seems to me that these are for using in a room with optimal conditions. If current lidar arrays can't see through fog I can't see how these would ever have the power to.
don't stay up 24 continuous hours, but I listen while I go to sleep. So when am I supposed to charge? During the day when I want to use the headphones some more?
In the end, employees lose anyway because more people in a certain area means more of the salary must go into the home, which is probably less desirable. Furthermore longer commutes means less personal time and time for family.
A lot is made of the 0-60 time of the Tesla S but your comments made me think it would be interesting to know what the 1/4-mile time is compared to other ICEs. I assumed EVs kept their torque at higher RPMs and therefore would have a fast 1/4-mile time.
Plugging the headset in every night. You have become a slave to your devices. Plugging in a phone or a tablet I can understand because the alternative is to use them plugged into a wall which makes them less portable obviously. But you have lost the freedom to be able to use them 24 hours a day if you want, you have to take time out for charging. And you have lost the freedom to be able to throw them into a drawer for a month and take them out afterwards and use them right away.
But being a good driver increases your chances of being safe. That is all that matters. By introducing imperfect automatic driving you're giving everyone an equal crap-shoot whether they are traditionally safe drivers or not. Therefore you are putting people at a higher risk than they otherwise were.
I guess that depends on who you consider a competitor. I consider it to be a lot like the Honda Accord, and they sold 1.5 million of those last year. Hard to compare to anything else unless you go by price point, but I prefer to go by size and quality since a lot of what you pay for in a Tesla is the technology.
I'd be very surprised if there is ever a new drug that comes out that is less expensive than a drug that has been around for years. Mostly because the parent has usually run out on the old drug and generics are being made.
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Because once cars are completely autonomous, there is no user decision. Some company will either forbid it to break the law or not. Company in question needs to answer for their cars when speeding.
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How about they just simply demonstrate that their cars dont make mistakes? Or is that too hard?
Actually, I took the headline to mean they were lowering them for everyone. Mostly because it juxtaposes them to Netflix prices which got risen for everyone. A promotional price is not 'lowering prices', it is having a promotion.
To a camera, an animal is a set of certain blobs of color arranged in a certain way with respect to one another. The arrangement of the blobs will change depending on the orientation to the camera. Once you are finished making the rules for a sheep, this will never work for a fox since a fox is a different set of colors. How will you ever make a rule based on a camera image that means 'it is an animal in general' when all you have to go by are color ranges, sizes, and positions? A racoon will look very different in this respect than a sheep, so different rules will need to be made. You could make a general rule to slow down for anything between 1' x 1' and 3' x 3' and moving, but then you'll be stopping for every tumbleweed and shopping bag blowing in the wind. This isn't as easy as you make it seem.
You might not realize that you have general knowledge that (young animal from group) will tend to walk towards (older animals from group) but if you don't you're an idiot. And I'm sure you're not an idiot. You just aren't having a full appreciation for human intelligence, even when it is actively helping you make decisions while driving. Sure, sensors don't lose focus and people do, but really that is going to go a very small way. But will rule-based algorithms every be tuned to handle sheep, ducks, cows, moose, deer, foxes, wolves, etc etc etc? Very unlikely, because without a general understanding of how humans group and associate animals and a method to do that in a cpu without programming every shape and size, it will be a long if not impossible road to follow.
Except with all the computational power we have, we have only reached the pinnacle of being better at the game of Go. This is a vastly simplistic problem compared to driving.
It's funny when Top Gear UK reviews an American car and points out all the plastic.
Humans have survival instincts and intuition far beyond any computer for the time being. It would be interesting calculating reaction time just at that 'my life flashed before my eyes' moment. Full of adrenaline, humans react far quicker than most give them credit for.
The big question is, since computers are way less intelligent than humans at this point (there isn't even strong AI only rule based AI) will there be a point where 'more sensors' can make up for the lack of intuition? Also how realistic will it be for someone to afford those sensors?
I've driven in a vehicle that has been out in a snowstorm. I'm wondering if there will ever be a sensor array that will be sufficient for automatic driving without having to spend three hours cleaning snow off. Generally you bear 10-15 minutes of cleaning, but you're not getting every square inch of every window. Airplanes where I am get hosed off with antifreeze before every flight; not very realistic for automated car owners.
This is the problem with self driving. If it is only as good as the average human, it may be saving half the drivers from accidents but it is causing them for the other half. Who gave any permission to cause accidents for half of all drivers?
It seems to me that these are for using in a room with optimal conditions. If current lidar arrays can't see through fog I can't see how these would ever have the power to.
don't stay up 24 continuous hours, but I listen while I go to sleep. So when am I supposed to charge? During the day when I want to use the headphones some more?
In the end, employees lose anyway because more people in a certain area means more of the salary must go into the home, which is probably less desirable. Furthermore longer commutes means less personal time and time for family.
A lot is made of the 0-60 time of the Tesla S but your comments made me think it would be interesting to know what the 1/4-mile time is compared to other ICEs. I assumed EVs kept their torque at higher RPMs and therefore would have a fast 1/4-mile time.
Except for the fact that you're not supposed to use any transmitting or receiving function and bluetooth would qualify.
What am I being locked into, exactly?
Plugging the headset in every night. You have become a slave to your devices. Plugging in a phone or a tablet I can understand because the alternative is to use them plugged into a wall which makes them less portable obviously. But you have lost the freedom to be able to use them 24 hours a day if you want, you have to take time out for charging. And you have lost the freedom to be able to throw them into a drawer for a month and take them out afterwards and use them right away.
Yes. 10 year old used vehicles for $1500 can work 'pretty well' too. But people still buy new ones, imagine that.
But being a good driver increases your chances of being safe. That is all that matters. By introducing imperfect automatic driving you're giving everyone an equal crap-shoot whether they are traditionally safe drivers or not. Therefore you are putting people at a higher risk than they otherwise were.
We are talking about how safe self driving cars will be in the future.
I guess that depends on who you consider a competitor. I consider it to be a lot like the Honda Accord, and they sold 1.5 million of those last year. Hard to compare to anything else unless you go by price point, but I prefer to go by size and quality since a lot of what you pay for in a Tesla is the technology.
Oh I see Elon had some mod points.
Given the fact that there is a parent on the new drug I would think 3) would go without saying.
I'd be very surprised if there is ever a new drug that comes out that is less expensive than a drug that has been around for years. Mostly because the parent has usually run out on the old drug and generics are being made.