Steve Sloan II wrote: >So, which would be more likely to drive itself first? Cars, or >vacuum cleaners? Would it be cars, because an expensive computer >would be easier to hide in the price? Or would it be vacuums, >because they don't need to be as safe? > Given that development on both is very advanced, it probably come down to a definition of "drive itself"
The work the Germans are doing on self driving cars require huge infrastructure additions (but work quite well once the tags are in place), but the little light sensor based vacuum cleaners work in an ordinary room (don't forget pool cleaning vacuums have been self driving within their confined operating area for decades). I think it is because of the standard environment that vacuum cleaners will reach the market first (personally, if they keep the same light based system they use on the prototypes, I want one just to scare the family pets - it'll drive them nuts) Cheers Russell C.
