The internet would have come along just fine over the last 20 years if it were running on IIS and.NET.
20 years (or a bit more) ago, I was working in the thick of moving 'enterprise' systems onto this new thing called the web. Built with NCSA httpd and Mosaic. And working in a Seattle area company, we had Microsoft people visiting our operation, pleading with us to use their solutions instead of open protocols and tools. Generally, we just told them (nicely) to f*ck off. In fact, IIs and.NET were produced as (closed) alternatives to HTTP and most of the RFC documented protocols. Had they succeeded in pushing their garbage onto the world, we would be 20 years behind where we are today.
Access to convenient rental cars could mean a lot of families owning fewer cars, or selecting more economical ones.
p>If cheap, economical rental cars become more available, I'm more likely to select that Ford F350 diesel pickup. The rental car will do for errands around town and I can tow my boat when I need to without worrying about fuel economy.
Tesla sells to individuals. GM has targeted this car at ride share and cab companies. Companies that have taken as much sh*t from bitchy drivers as they can tolerate. AI won't whine about 'Muh benefits' or who can make pickups at the airport.
Other than to *prove* it's not needed, at this juncture it seems an odd choice to remove capability.
Even the autonomous car proponents have admitted that these things won't work unless the roadways are given over to autonomous vehicles only. People can't be given the option to steer.
There's talk of requiring transponders on bicycles to make autonomous traffic safe. But I really don't see this working, as the bicycle problem is not one of detection but unpredictability. You can assume a rather small circle of probability to a pedestrian's future position based on a random walk model. Because they are slow. Bicycles move far too quickly to reasonably project a future position. So I suspect that bicycles will actually be equipped with a minimal control system capable of slamming on the brakes based upon a vehicle conflict broadcast.
How about I be the person with the manual car and I drive myself? Most of my friends and neighbors also have edge use cases of some sort or other. And, as we are not all made of money, we tend to purchase vehicles that satisfy both these edge use cases as well as daily commutes. So, not much market for autonomous-only vehicles here. I might buy an SUV or pickup truck that has an optional autonomous mode. But if some component of that system fails, I can just throw the selector into manual and continue on. Pretty soon, I imagine that many of these autonomous systems will fall into disrepair.
If you fall into the category of people who can get by with an autonomous-only vehicle, you really don't need one at all. A cab and/or bus will do quite nicely. Many people who don't set foot out of a city like New York can get by quite well never having owned a car. And this, I suspect, is a major goal of pushing autonomous vehicles. Getting you out of your own car. You enter your destination into an app and the next available transport will stop by to pick you up. The algorithm for allocating vehicles will take your needs into account. As well as the needs of society. Your destination isn't on the 'approved' list? You get bumped to the bottom of the queue.
The advent of stage 4 self driving cars doesn't mean that all other cars are going to be banned from the roadways.
Pretty sure they are. And that's admitted by some autonomous car proponents. They had one on NPR a few months ago, saying how great things were going to be..... and how the I-5 corridor through Washington State would have to be reserved for autonomous cars.
The down sides of an unregulated taxi market have already been demonstrated: bodies found floating in the East River. So a government entity steps in and takes over control of the market. Then, the previous players figure out how to game the system. In the end, the government maintains its monopoly on violence, allowing the lower level corruption to continue.
Slashdot Mirror
The internet would have come along just fine over the last 20 years if it were running on IIS and .NET.
20 years (or a bit more) ago, I was working in the thick of moving 'enterprise' systems onto this new thing called the web. Built with NCSA httpd and Mosaic. And working in a Seattle area company, we had Microsoft people visiting our operation, pleading with us to use their solutions instead of open protocols and tools. Generally, we just told them (nicely) to f*ck off. In fact, IIs and .NET were produced as (closed) alternatives to HTTP and most of the RFC documented protocols. Had they succeeded in pushing their garbage onto the world, we would be 20 years behind where we are today.
"IMMINENT COVFEFE! STAND BY!"
Wait a sec. I just linked to a library that puts them back in.
Access to convenient rental cars could mean a lot of families owning fewer cars, or selecting more economical ones.
p>If cheap, economical rental cars become more available, I'm more likely to select that Ford F350 diesel pickup. The rental car will do for errands around town and I can tow my boat when I need to without worrying about fuel economy.
Or you need to stop at the guard gate when driving onto the base. Or the guy with the machine gun will stop you.
Tesla sells to individuals. GM has targeted this car at ride share and cab companies. Companies that have taken as much sh*t from bitchy drivers as they can tolerate. AI won't whine about 'Muh benefits' or who can make pickups at the airport.
Other than to *prove* it's not needed, at this juncture it seems an odd choice to remove capability.
Even the autonomous car proponents have admitted that these things won't work unless the roadways are given over to autonomous vehicles only. People can't be given the option to steer.
There's talk of requiring transponders on bicycles to make autonomous traffic safe. But I really don't see this working, as the bicycle problem is not one of detection but unpredictability. You can assume a rather small circle of probability to a pedestrian's future position based on a random walk model. Because they are slow. Bicycles move far too quickly to reasonably project a future position. So I suspect that bicycles will actually be equipped with a minimal control system capable of slamming on the brakes based upon a vehicle conflict broadcast.
So, they figured out how stoners' brains work.
$40 for the ride and $1.27
Insurance? GM trying to weasel out of liability obligations already?
large populations of elderly people
They have vans for this. In fact, unless GM offers this on a front wheel drive van*, I doubt the geezers will be interested.
*An ideal platform to modify for loading/unloading wheelchairs, mobility scooters, etc.
How about I be the person with the manual car and I drive myself? Most of my friends and neighbors also have edge use cases of some sort or other. And, as we are not all made of money, we tend to purchase vehicles that satisfy both these edge use cases as well as daily commutes. So, not much market for autonomous-only vehicles here. I might buy an SUV or pickup truck that has an optional autonomous mode. But if some component of that system fails, I can just throw the selector into manual and continue on. Pretty soon, I imagine that many of these autonomous systems will fall into disrepair.
If you fall into the category of people who can get by with an autonomous-only vehicle, you really don't need one at all. A cab and/or bus will do quite nicely. Many people who don't set foot out of a city like New York can get by quite well never having owned a car. And this, I suspect, is a major goal of pushing autonomous vehicles. Getting you out of your own car. You enter your destination into an app and the next available transport will stop by to pick you up. The algorithm for allocating vehicles will take your needs into account. As well as the needs of society. Your destination isn't on the 'approved' list? You get bumped to the bottom of the queue.
sales tax is based on the *delivery* location
Dead drop on the local Indian reservation. Problem solved.
But the edge case have you outnumbered. You "suck it up".
The advent of stage 4 self driving cars doesn't mean that all other cars are going to be banned from the roadways.
Pretty sure they are. And that's admitted by some autonomous car proponents. They had one on NPR a few months ago, saying how great things were going to be ..... and how the I-5 corridor through Washington State would have to be reserved for autonomous cars.
And the whole bicycle problem has yet to be solved.
Stop paying for Netflix and Hulu.
They are going to sue book publishers?
What happens if I'm going someplace without mapped roads? Like my cabin.
Right!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolidge_effect
How about as you see police pull up,
How do you know that they are cops? Toy badges and uniforms are cheap.
The down sides of an unregulated taxi market have already been demonstrated: bodies found floating in the East River. So a government entity steps in and takes over control of the market. Then, the previous players figure out how to game the system. In the end, the government maintains its monopoly on violence, allowing the lower level corruption to continue.
"Mia svelajo estas plena de montetoj."
we're not suggesting automating the kitchens, right?
Why not?
That's just a food-safety nightmare waiting to happen and how do they clean themselves?
You can shove the business end of a food prep robot into a dishwasher. You can't do that with a short order cook with a case of hep-C.
.... and he is us.
- Walt Kelly
And by 'public safety' they mean yours. Should you be tempted to hide anything from your government.