If apple makes it, people won’t care. They will buy it simply because it’s from Apple.
:) If apple made steak knives people would buy them just because they had a big apple with a bite out on the handle. > On Sep 21, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > I'm just not sure everyone will see it that way. :) > Donna >> On Sep 21, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>>>> 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 <doniado...@me.com> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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