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Britain gives go-ahead to test driverless cars on roads
crabby3:
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"Britons will from next summer be joined on the roads by driverless cars, after the government gave the go-ahead for the vehicles to be tested on public roads in a bid to encourage companies developing the technology to invest in the country."
Full story - http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/car-tech/britain-gives-go-ahead-to-test-driverless-cars-on-roads/ar-AA9eyPh?ocid=iehp
I presume the US has had this for decades... ever since the CB radio craze? :'( Not much difference between no driver and one that's preoccupied.
That's a big 10-4 .. Good bu-CRASH!
40hz:
Probably no worse or more risky than our current practice of allowing brain-dead humans to operate a motor vehicle. At least if the US driving scene is anything to go by. ;)
MilesAhead:
Probably no worse or more risky than our current practice of allowing brain-dead humans to operate a motor vehicle. At least if the US driving scene is anything to go by. ;)
-40hz (February 11, 2015, 09:01 AM)
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It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage. Someone cuts off the car. The car runs the offender off the road in retaliation. Do they in-car-sir-ate the automaton? The vehicle has to serve 5 years or 50,000 miles.. whichever comes first.
Stoic Joker:
It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage. Someone cuts off the car.
-MilesAhead (February 11, 2015, 11:45 AM)
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Hay, can we get a robotic arm to automatically extend a middle finger any time the ABS is tripped for longer than 700ms??
MilesAhead:
It could also produce some interesting instances of road rage. Someone cuts off the car.
-MilesAhead (February 11, 2015, 11:45 AM)
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Hay, can we get a robotic arm to automatically extend a middle finger any time the ABS is tripped for longer than 700ms??
-Stoic Joker (February 11, 2015, 01:43 PM)
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I was thinking more along the lines of Phasers. If I'm in a good mood I just might mess up his tinted glass with a low power volley(equivalent of set to stun.) But otherwise a destruct power setting may be in order. This has the benefit the auto will be totally vaporized and I won't have to change lanes to "pass" the dude. ;)
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