[LINK] Tesla turns to radar to upgrade safety on EV autopilot

[David Boxall]

In June, Tesla said of the crash – which is being investigated by 
America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – that 
“neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the 
tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky,” so the brakes were never 
applied.


... the radar function, which was originally added as a supplementary 
sensor to the primary camera and image processing system, could now be 
used as a primary control sensor without requiring the camera to 
confirm visual image recognition.


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[LINK] Self driving cars, again

[Jim Birch]

"Federal auto safety regulators on Monday made it official: They are
betting the nation’s highways will be safer with more cars driven by
machines and not people.

In long-awaited guidelines for the booming industry of automated vehicles,
the Obama administration promised strong safety oversight, but sent a clear
signal to automakers that the door was wide open for driverless cars."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/technology/self-driving-cars-guidelines.html?utm_source=pocket_medium=email_campaign=pockethits
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Re: [LINK] NBN gets to Albury, Sussan Ley is impressed

[Nicholas English]

They’ll also be useful places to tie your car to in a flood. You can’t do that 
with you FTTH!!

"new digital error” maybe?

Well, we’ve had some 1st world problems in our hose with faulty copper 
delivering 20% of its ADSL2+ capacity its whole 800m distance from an inner 
urban melbourne exchange.
so … what a lovely game …

ISP help desk - its broken
network technician (never seen, never heard) - its fixed (not)
ISP - its broken but we have to send a tech
ISP tech arrives, requires leaving work early and working from home on 
sub-sub-optimal connection, (ahhh how I missed my 56kb dial up … I digress) - 
its broken
network tech - another morning ‘working’ from home - inside, its broken - 
outside pit, its broken - next pit down stream, its broken - its fixed “check 
you have internet now bloke”, I turn my back, he’s gone - its broken
ISP - its broken
ISP technician - validates its broken
network tech - booked … “oh and some one will need to be there “...
 (not holding my breath while fending off teenagers whose umbilical has been 
rudely severed)

Digressing again - In a previous incarnation I lived in the tropics and every 
December with start of the (proper) wet season our line was off, for at least 
10 days so until the wall socket was replaced. Telstra found it more amusing to 
replace it 10 wet seasons in a row rather than refigure it. Now that’s a vision 
for infrastructure … at least now the FTTH NBN got there before the rest of it 
was Malcomised


so the network technican in addition to sharing his insights on our immigration 
policy and 457 visas was really happy the current MrNBN, he’s got work until 
his super is ready, another 20+ years - I’m pretty sure his name was Joobson 
Grewth, but that might’ve been him in the photo but I’m probably wrong


Having lived and worked remotely I am so glad this process that within 4km of 
the CBD only began in early August and continues..
So, please Honourable Ley, please show me 

Nicholas English
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> On 20 Sep 2016, at 11:35 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn  
> wrote:
> 
> https://twitter.com/sussanley/status/778031726790443008/photo/1
> 
> And Sussan Ley is trumpeting this as a success.
> 
> FTTH would have no big street box requiring maintenance, no
> environmentally bad batteries, no electronics with very limited upgrade
> options..
> 
> I guess it creates employment.
> 
> Politics trumps everything, until reality hits home.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Regards
> brd
> 
> Bernard Robertson-Dunn
> Sydney Australia
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Re: [LINK] Telstra trials 5G mobile network, the next 'quantum leap' in technology

[Frank O'Connor]

> On 20 Sep 2016, at 9:31 PM, David Boxall  wrote:
> 
> And they're coming out of the woodwork again.
> "This is what the government should be investing in not fibre to the home."
> 

Mmmm … I wonder how they imagine the phone towers can handle that sort of 
bandwidth simultaneously across multiple phones in their area. And I wonder if 
they realise that Telstra and Optus are co-opting network and NBN subscribers 
with dual purpose WiFi modems to spread the load, even with just 4G.

Nah … it can all be done magically over the mobile phone.

Some people are simply too dumb to own and operate technology.

Just my 2 cents worth …
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[LINK] Telstra trials 5G mobile network, the next 'quantum leap' in technology

[David Boxall]

<http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/telstra-trials-5g-mobile-network-the-next-quantum-leap-in-technology-20160920-grkhh7.html>
"Telstra tested the signals using generous amounts of very high 
frequency spectrum at 15 gigahertz..."
"... gigabit speeds could be available on a mobile up to 100 kilometres 
away from the nearest tower, ..."


And they're coming out of the woodwork again.
"This is what the government should be investing in not fibre to the home."
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/BIRRR/permalink/557950921080266/?comment_id=557960541079304_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R6%22%7D>

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