The Tesla vehicle avoided an accident by anticipating one with the car in front of the one the Tesla was following. That kind of autopilot genius isn't something we anticipated and it's an amazement to see it. Watch the video for the proof. (RedOrbit: Video: Watch Tesla’s Autopilot use black magic to avoid a wreck)
The first amazement is that a Tesla car can 'see' beyond the car it's following. The second is it can anticipate the potential for a bump and begin reacting before we're even aware of it.
The regulars know where this goes already and the litany is robots don't just drive better than we, they drive a lot better.
In recent news, California banned Uber's self-driving cars and now they're headed for Arizona. (Bloomberg: Uber Ships Self-Driving Cars to Arizona After California Ban)
That kind of provincial states rights malarkey can play out as it will but it won't stop the evolution. Sooner or later, humans won't be allowed on the road as drivers anymore. Maybe you dismiss that quickly as needless dramatics but there's nothing dramatic about it. Evolution in action, you know.
The regulars have seen a parade of articles featuring researchers increasing the sophistication of robots in multiple areas so the robots are coming yeah, yeah, yeah. There has been another parade and I haven't tracked how many I have presented on Ithaka with research into fleet operations for drones, autonomous land vehicles, etc. These efforts are widespread and they lead to one conclusion.
The future roads will be there but you won't be on them. For any type of fleet operations these autonomous vehicles may conduct, it will only take one cowboy in a Mustang to bollix the flow. That translates into lost geld and that translates into it ain't goin' be allowed.
Meanwhile the latest Shelby Mustang looks elegant and has one beast of a motor. Making that an autonomous vehicle would be heresy. That horse looks to step well beyond the normal run of pony cars. (CNN: Ford unveils sleeker self-driving Fusion)
Note: the article is about the Fusion but the video features the Mustang.
The standing Rockhouse prediction remains for such beauties. There will still be tracks for them but they will be hella expensive, as will the cars, as any kind of personal driving becomes more and more of an elite sport.
Besides, there's nowhere else you can really drive such a vehicle to really get what it has to offer. When this car is driving on a 55 mph road when it wants to run at 150 mph, you know it's going to feel insulted.
The general theme remains the same that humans don't belong on the road anymore since we pull so much unpredictable bullshit when we try. When you get to see Saint Peter and tell him you got croaked because you were texting on a cellphone while you were driving, what should he do but tell you to get out for being so stupid and thoughtless. Nope, we won't be on the open road anymore. We're too much of a liability to the freight and that has got to roll.
This is not a lament. Since there will still be the track, there will still be wind in the face and that's the finest kind anyway since the only law is don't get dead or get anyone else dead by being a jagoff. After that, let's see how fast this rod can take a corner.
Nah, there's no lament. Go ahead and keep the bullets but, man, gimme back the tracks. The self-driving vehicles can have the highways but, out here, the road is mine.
The first amazement is that a Tesla car can 'see' beyond the car it's following. The second is it can anticipate the potential for a bump and begin reacting before we're even aware of it.
The regulars know where this goes already and the litany is robots don't just drive better than we, they drive a lot better.
In recent news, California banned Uber's self-driving cars and now they're headed for Arizona. (Bloomberg: Uber Ships Self-Driving Cars to Arizona After California Ban)
That kind of provincial states rights malarkey can play out as it will but it won't stop the evolution. Sooner or later, humans won't be allowed on the road as drivers anymore. Maybe you dismiss that quickly as needless dramatics but there's nothing dramatic about it. Evolution in action, you know.
The regulars have seen a parade of articles featuring researchers increasing the sophistication of robots in multiple areas so the robots are coming yeah, yeah, yeah. There has been another parade and I haven't tracked how many I have presented on Ithaka with research into fleet operations for drones, autonomous land vehicles, etc. These efforts are widespread and they lead to one conclusion.
The future roads will be there but you won't be on them. For any type of fleet operations these autonomous vehicles may conduct, it will only take one cowboy in a Mustang to bollix the flow. That translates into lost geld and that translates into it ain't goin' be allowed.
Meanwhile the latest Shelby Mustang looks elegant and has one beast of a motor. Making that an autonomous vehicle would be heresy. That horse looks to step well beyond the normal run of pony cars. (CNN: Ford unveils sleeker self-driving Fusion)
Note: the article is about the Fusion but the video features the Mustang.
The standing Rockhouse prediction remains for such beauties. There will still be tracks for them but they will be hella expensive, as will the cars, as any kind of personal driving becomes more and more of an elite sport.
Besides, there's nowhere else you can really drive such a vehicle to really get what it has to offer. When this car is driving on a 55 mph road when it wants to run at 150 mph, you know it's going to feel insulted.
The general theme remains the same that humans don't belong on the road anymore since we pull so much unpredictable bullshit when we try. When you get to see Saint Peter and tell him you got croaked because you were texting on a cellphone while you were driving, what should he do but tell you to get out for being so stupid and thoughtless. Nope, we won't be on the open road anymore. We're too much of a liability to the freight and that has got to roll.
This is not a lament. Since there will still be the track, there will still be wind in the face and that's the finest kind anyway since the only law is don't get dead or get anyone else dead by being a jagoff. After that, let's see how fast this rod can take a corner.
Nah, there's no lament. Go ahead and keep the bullets but, man, gimme back the tracks. The self-driving vehicles can have the highways but, out here, the road is mine.
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