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Jun 26, 2017
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IGlowInTheDark
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Man, that moron that tried to exit late would've killed someone
if that Tesla had been a normal car that would've been an accident
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I don't even use cruise control because it makes me feel like I'm not in control
gwalker
6/26/17 4:19pm
They'll be virus free, run on GPS tech only.
ToasterChive
6/26/17 4:20pm
Is there any such thing as "virus free" when computers are involved? If I'm
gwalker
6/26/17 4:21pm
GPS is nowhere near accurate enough for self driving cars
cheezedawg
6/26/17 4:21pm
Pair GPS with inertia sensors and you can be accurate to inches.
IGlowInTheDark
6/26/17 4:50pm
10 feet is the difference of driving on the road or on the sidewalk
cheezedawg
6/26/17 5:09pm
GPS tech + cameras + proximity sensors will do the trick.
Spine
6/26/17 6:47pm
Yeah- you need to combine gps with other localization techniques
cheezedawg
6/26/17 6:59pm
I would think GPS III would be ready by then and should improve accuracy
supertux
6/27/17 6:18am
the feeling of driving with cruise control is very different from the feeling of driving with adaptive cruise control. I
HarlemCoug
6/26/17 4:20pm
If you knew how much important stuff was already run entirely by computers,
SandYFan
6/26/17 4:20pm
Maybe, but I've been driving for over 30 years and I've been involved in one
gwalker
6/26/17 4:23pm
You are an outlier. Humans suck at driving.
SandYFan
6/26/17 4:24pm
I always leave extra space with the car in front of me.
JayCoug
6/26/17 4:26pm
So you're that dude we encounter on road trips that we pass over and over again while we maintain the same speed because
Slim
6/26/17 4:21pm
That was exactly my thought. People who don't use cruise control on the freeway
Schultz is back
6/26/17 4:29pm
There's a great quote about driverless cars, "they don't have to be perfect,
jaredm
6/26/17 4:23pm
The incidence of accidents while using driverless technology is already lower
SpecialT
6/26/17 4:24pm
Can it at least have a "driver's ed car" type override built in so the driver
gwalker
6/26/17 4:25pm
How old are you?
SandYFan
6/26/17 4:26pm
Mid to late 40s.
gwalker
6/26/17 4:26pm
47.5?
coolcats
6/26/17 4:29pm
I have control issues. I much prefer to run outside to running on a treadmill,
gwalker
6/26/17 4:29pm
I could see that causing a lot of accidents
Sea Chicken
6/26/17 4:32pm
you underestimate how terrible humans are at driving
Dissenter
6/26/17 4:41pm
It's awfully easy to turn your argument around. I think you guys are
gwalker
6/26/17 4:50pm
Plus, because a computer requires less reaction time, distance between vehicles
SpecialT
6/26/17 4:26pm
doesn't increasing speed actually cost more to run a vehicle. Slower and steady
Nat Gas Man
6/26/17 4:47pm
Correct-ish. In a vacuum of only one car you are correct. However, by going
Spine
6/26/17 6:55pm
I'm not sure this is actually true
boyblue
6/26/17 4:42pm
Anecdotal, but watch this:
SpecialT
6/26/17 4:50pm
Amazing video. Computers are so much better at this than we are.
SandYFan
6/26/17 4:52pm
If they actually were, they'd be widespread right now
boyblue
6/26/17 5:39pm
More anecdotal video
boyblue
6/26/17 4:58pm
Man, that moron that tried to exit late would've killed someone
IGlowInTheDark
6/26/17 5:04pm
The boar at the end would have been an accident for sure
Spine
6/26/17 6:58pm
So you're the guy who passes me, then gets passed, then passes again,
Lip Gallagher
6/26/17 4:29pm
Dang, Slim beat me to it. Obviously a legit point.
Lip Gallagher
6/26/17 4:30pm
I don't do much leapfrogging on long trips. Part of my control issues include
gwalker
6/26/17 4:32pm
Or just use the accelerate and decelerate buttons on cruise control
Baron
6/26/17 4:36pm
That involves not paying attention and then paying attention and then not paying
gwalker
6/26/17 4:37pm
When would you not be paying attention? I don't see
Baron
6/26/17 4:38pm
That sounds stressful and awful.
Lip Gallagher
6/26/17 4:37pm
I use it all the time. It's saved my many speeding tickets.
HighHorse
6/26/17 5:03pm
I use it a ton now that I have a car where I can adjust the speed up and down
Freddie Cougar
6/26/17 5:07pm
You're the guy who thinks math is more accurate with pencil/paper than w/Excel.
dYrtbYkerYder
6/26/17 5:15pm
Nope. I'm not anti-technology. Excel doesn't do anything I don't tell it to do.
gwalker
6/26/17 5:31pm
Not a user of macros I see ... j/k gwalker. I think you will be able to keep
Spine
6/26/17 7:04pm
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