Tim, your comment about necessary technology being already available prompted
me to sound off about one of my motoring bugbears. A not infrequent cause of
annoyance is traffic lights which change quickly through the sequence from
green back to red if the leading vehicle is a 'bit slow off the mark' ,say,
with an inexperienced learner driver. Surely a system could be employed which
senses how much traffic is backed up, behind the slow car, and allowance could
be made for this in the timing. This would also work at junctions which have
unequal volumes of traffic approaching each set of lights- the heavier route
would get proportionately more time on the green.
Gerry.
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 21:51:32 +0200
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] BBC E-mail: Google gets driverless licence
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
In less than 25 years, cars will not only be able to drive themselves, they
will work together with other cars to drive in closely-spaced convoys, saving
fuel and reducing congestion. All the necessary technology is available today.
You'll be able to get into your car, program the navigation system with your
destination, and then settle back and read a newspaper whilst it takes you to
your destination.
Don't believe me? Well, If 25 years ago I had described a Smart Phone and all
its capabilities, what would the reaction to that have been?
Tim
On 8 May 2012 18:59, Ron Billing <[email protected]> wrote:
Can`t help thinking - why?
Presumably the car is there to carry people and if you`re going to be there,
why not drive the bloomin` thing!
Invented by the same nuts who are swamping the countryside with so called wind
turbines I think.
The mind boggles.
Just back from a 500 mile weekend driving the 1750 Alfa Spider. OK but much
prefer the Morgan.
Ron.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry" <[email protected]>
To: "mogtalk2" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 3:41 PM
Subject: [mogtalk2] BBC E-mail: Google gets driverless licence
Gerry saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.
** Google gets driverless licence **
Driverless cars are set to hit the roads of Nevada as Google is granted the
first US autonomous vehicle licence.
< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/technology-17989553 >
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