I'm just not sure everyone will see it that way. :) Donna > On Sep 21, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > Outside air is for the weak.:) I don’t need the wind in my hair if I know > the car can and will survive a crash much better with out windows. No flying > glass, no structural holes, no extra weight for glass. Lots of upsides. > >> On Sep 18, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hmm. I'm not so sure. For that matter, not sure I would like it much. >> Obviously for me the trade-off would be worth it, but if you had a choice >> would you want to give up driving around with the windows down. I wouldn't. >> Donna >>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Oh I think sited users will do just fine. There are screens where the >>> windows would be so they will still be able to see outside. It’s just now >>> they will have night vision and infrared as well as the regular optical >>> spectrum. Depends on how good the screens are I guess. I used to work >>> next to Dolby labs and got a tour once. They had a demonstration of a >>> window that looked outside and then a screen mounted in the wall that >>> looked exactly the same shape / size as the real window and the >>> demonstration was you had to guess which one was real and which was a >>> screen. Most people couldn’t tell the difference. So if they have >>> technology like that probably sited users won’t mind if it’s a glass screen >>> instead of a glass window. Only difference is you can’t roll it down. >>> That being said though the car would be much safer because it doesn’t have >>> all the cutout spots for windows and viewing areas. You can use solid >>> metal panels and have a lot more rigidity and structural stability with out >>> the window so crashes should be safer. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Wow, that design does sound pretty hideous. However, I don't think the >>>> lack of windows will stand. I don't think cited users would put up with >>>> that for a minute! >>>> >>>> It is interesting what Google has done. Always good to have choices! >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dona, has anyone described to you what this prototype car looks like? >>>>> There were some photos leaked a while back, who knows since they are >>>>> rumors but they basically had a pod that had 4 wheels (it’s not a 3 >>>>> wheeler like some models) and it had no (0) windows. Think about that >>>>> for a minute. What it did have were screens and cameras and a ton of >>>>> autonomous driving features. >>>>> You’d also be interested in what Google is doing. They have already had >>>>> blind folks operating their autonomous vehicles for a while now. I >>>>> believe that one of the engineers on the project is blind but I haven’t >>>>> been able to come up with a name. I saw a special on CNBC about a year >>>>> ago and can’t recall the gentleman’s name they had who was using the car >>>>> to get to and from work and to the store etc. It would drop him off in >>>>> front of the grocery store door, he’d do his thing and come out and hit a >>>>> key fob that would summon the car that had parked it self and it pulled >>>>> up and picked him up. >>>>> >>>>> Never thought I’d see it in my lifetime, shocks me how far along they >>>>> actually are. Google has made massive steps forward in machine vision. >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I just saw this on MacRumors and thought you guys would be interested if >>>>>> you haven't seen it. I sooooooooooo want to be a test driver! >>>>>> http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/18/apple-met-california-dmv-autonomous-vehicle/?utm_source=osx&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=front >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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