>Pipe dreams. Robots can barely walk after years of programming [Sony >Qrio was programmed to dance, step by step, but walked like Groucho >Marx].
Red herring! The problem with the robots is that they have legs. Balance turns out to be a very difficult mechanical and computational problem. Cars have wheels. Wheeled locomotion has already been figured out. Nobody is seeking to give cars legs. >The ALVs envisioned by DARPA in the 80s have been spectacularly >unsuccessful up to now. They have actually been quite successful. These are military vehicles being designed for off-road and otherwise hostile environments. Not the same as operating on roadways. According to Wikipedia, there is already as 12 km segment of Interstate with HOV lanes set up for automation and a lane for autonomous vehicles is being added to Interstate 805 (expected completion in 2010). Is that a "pipe dream?" ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
