Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
It was in light of this kind of traffic in heavier metropolitan areas that
we wondered whether there was a carefully-worded safety filter applied to
the algorithm which would cause the Google car to adjust to the traffic
around it. Apparently not.
Maybe this problem could be by-passed either by disabling the GPS, or by
applying some type of material to obstruct the speed-sensor. Should the
vehicle be designed with a no-tampering mechanism, then, don't buy it. Another
solution to this problem would be to build a vehicle that has no
On Jul 14, 2012, at 7:07, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
Surely this feature could be added if the cars prove hazardous. This sounds
like a minor improvement compared to the overall project.
I agree. It wasn't intended to be a quip; more a musing on the possible legal
The speeding problem will be solved by increased enforcement of traffic
laws and special lanes for cars that want to drive faster.
Automated enforcement will be trivial as new technologies such as toll
collection transponders become mandatory. Of course, there may be some
reluctance to embrace
The Kiplinger Letter (July 13, 2012) had the following to say about the
future of automotive technology:
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As automotive technology races ahead. The impact will ripple through the
economy.
Advances will build on steps already taken:
Onboard
Cadillac Super Cruise available in 2015:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksl-Fbmvxj4
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These cars may have group adjustment and an aerial view, from the
collective motion and positon of cars. Humans can just see the surroundings
in a traffic jam. So, automatic cars may considerably speed up city traffic.
2012/7/13 Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com
See:
Here is a message I posted at Slate. I have quoted this here before, years
ago. It is worth repeating --
Some people may feel these cars will never become popular, or Americans
will not accept them because we like to drive. On that subject, let me
quote the keynote speaker of the National
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
See:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/13/eric_schmidt_on_self_driving_cars_biggest_problem_they_obey_speed_limits.html
I was having a conversation with some colleagues about the
speed algorithm of the
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