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tomgoodman 03-22-2018 10:47 AM


Originally Posted by SpeedyVagabond (Post 2556495)
A self-driving car just killed a pedestrian.

Malicious cars have been attacking us for years, as this investigative report shows:

https://vimeo.com/134255679

;)

badflaps 03-22-2018 01:07 PM


Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 2556513)
Malicious cars have been attacking us for years, as this investigative report shows:

https://vimeo.com/134255679

;)

One of my first new cars was a '58 Plymouth Fury, I often wonder what ever happened to it.

deadseal 03-22-2018 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by SpeedyVagabond (Post 2556495)
A self-driving car just killed a pedestrian.

Watch the video, I think a human would have hit the pedestrian too. Now you’d think that with lasers on their foreheads these cars should be better but who knows

deadseal 03-22-2018 04:37 PM


Originally Posted by jcountry (Post 2556415)
I think we underestimate the nature of our environment because we are used to it.

But aviation operates in an additional dimension with much higher speeds and a crapload more threats.

Wind shear, ice, birds, all manner of complex weather are just a few considerations cars never deal-or at least don’t affect them in any way that matters.

Our environment is a lot more dynamic. No question. Not to mention the much more complex systems of our machines.

That’s fair. It just seems like we are almost analogous to train conductors. There are tracks in the sky and an auto pilot would seemingly have little difficulty managing it. They would just have to be on point with EPs

SpeedyVagabond 03-22-2018 05:05 PM


Originally Posted by deadseal (Post 2556716)
Watch the video, I think a human would have hit the pedestrian too. Now you’d think that with lasers on their foreheads these cars should be better but who knows

I did. We’ll never know. But it is clear that the person who was supposed to be the “safety pilot” was distracted. The point of my post was that even something as “simple” as a self-driving car is a quite some time from being a safe reality. Automated planes have a long long long way to go before the foolhardy can risk their lives to automation and programming.

jcountry 03-23-2018 06:29 AM


Originally Posted by deadseal (Post 2556716)
Watch the video, I think a human would have hit the pedestrian too. Now you’d think that with lasers on their foreheads these cars should be better but who knows

I really think the car didn’t recognize the pedestrian as a human. Probably didn’t fit the profile of a pedestrian wince she was moving a biycle

No telling what it thought she was-but the Lidar should easily have seen her in time to stop.

I’m telling y’all. This technology is crap right now. It’s dangerous and should not be allowed on public roads until it is more mature.

Sad that someone is dead, but this will be stopped. If stupid ass regulators who don’t understand the technology won’t stop it, civil judgements for tens or hundreds of millions damned sure will.

Smokey23 03-23-2018 06:46 AM

Not long after they finally perfect the pilotless airliner, someone else will perfect the teleport, and then UAV pilots will be out of a job.

RhinoBallAuto 03-23-2018 09:34 PM


Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 2556607)
One of my first new cars was a '58 Plymouth Fury, I often wonder what ever happened to it.

well played

badflaps 03-24-2018 12:08 AM


Originally Posted by RhinoBallAuto (Post 2557565)
well played

I just knew there was somebody out there paying attention.:)

C130driver 03-24-2018 05:37 AM


Originally Posted by Smokey23 (Post 2557074)
Not long after they finally perfect the pilotless airliner, someone else will perfect the teleport, and then UAV pilots will be out of a job.

.....What?


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