You do know that this is already in service? But not by a car company, a software company called Google. You are right about the car companies though:
" How good is the auto industry at accepting anything new?" Not very. I do remember in the '90s Eaton was doing a lot with VORAD on some VOlvo Class 8 trucks. http://www.mineco.us/id2.html On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Chris Tromley <[email protected]> wrote: > A few years ago I worked at a company developing an entire cockpit worth of > instrumentation for a new business jet. They more than doubled the size of > their workforce to do it, and the majority of that increase was software > validation personnel. > > Think hard about that - then realize the pilots are still flying these > planes "hands-on". (Sometimes on autopilot, but only in empty sky.) > > Most people have no idea what an enormous undertaking it is to get aircraft > instrumentation certified by FAA. Or to get life-critical medical devices > approved by FDA, for that matter. There's a reason for that. > > What kind of validation protocols do you think the automakers are > subjecting their code to? And what regulatory body approves it? Remember > the BMW luxo-barge that had to be recalled because the entry/security > software would occasionally lock occupants INSIDE the car? That's right, > once you were in you couldn't get out without breaking a window or calling > a cop or locksmith. > > When you're talking about cars and code that controls their movements in > traffic, the concept of "system crash" takes on a whole new meaning. > > Maybe self-driving cars are coming, but you WILL NOT find me in one until > the auto industry accepts and adapts to a whole new paradigm. Think back to > seat belts and smog control. How good is the auto industry at accepting > anything new? I'm not holding my breath. > > I have no problem with enhancements. I like ABS, but I still know how to > do near-ABS-level braking the old fashioned way. A head-up display of the > road ahead in infrared would be welcome, and there are probably other > do-dads that would be helpful. But I still decide what is done and how and > when - until there's good reason to believe the code that runs this stuff > is more robust than my head. I'm not holding my breath. > > Chris > SNIP -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140115/1c83c619/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
