I worked for Eaton Corp in the 90's and they had a system for trucks called VORAD that does much of what the Tesla does in the way of not hitting things out front. What didn't exist then was GPS; and the cost and size of the computers was large. Is is not as if Tesla started with a fresh idea of their own.
I think it is more like, "of course Tesla can do it, but will they be allowed to." I took Al's comment to be more one about politics, and regulatory stuff - not whether it works physically. On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 10:32 PM, paul dove via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Tesla says they can do it now > > > > ________________________________ > From: Alan Arrison via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:44 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Uber CEO sez> will replace all of its drivers > with Auton-EVs > > > > The constant stream of news releases regarding self driving cars is > pretty annoying. > I'm sorry, I don't see it happening any time soon. > It's just the latest tech buzzword and a way to make autos even more > complicated and expensive. > Talk about opening yourself up to huge liabilities > I can see the all the lawyers licking their chops. > > Al > > On 2/27/2015 4:05 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > > > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenrosenbaum/2015/02/26/the-future-of-tv-is-mobile-and-not-the-way-you-think/ > > The Future Of TV Is Mobile, But Not The Way You Think > > 2/26/2015 Steven Rosenbaum > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150227/9173cabb/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) > > -- 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) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150227/e86feb19/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)
