As someone who is BLIND
I truly am encouraged that these Self-Driving vehicles are going into real life applications ..
This is going to be ..
if the costs are brought down to where it is affordable ..
a BIG BOON in securing independence ..
the ability to be FREE to move around so much more ..
for those with Disabilities
(and definitely for the Vision Impaired/Blind ... especially me!)
California Legislators Approve Robot Cars on Public Roads: Do You?
Fef
2012/08/31 18:00:00
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Ready to share the road with robots weighing 4,000 pounds of metal moving at speeds up to 65 MPH? California legislators voted to approve California Senate Bill 1298 (SB 1298) that “would permit autonomous vehicles to be operated or tested on the public roads in this state.” The senate bill also added that the robot cars will “offer significant potential safety, mobility, and commercial benefits for individuals and businesses in the state and elsewhere.”
It doesn't surprise me that the state legislator in California, where Google flexes its political power, would allow the bill. It also doesn't surprise me that the state senate already wrote nearly 1,300 new laws. I actually look forward to less California humans driving on the road, particularly in Los Angeles. However, we need to verify that these robots won't suffer road rage and go all "Terminator" on us.
ARSTECHNICA.COM reports:
It doesn't surprise me that the state legislator in California, where Google flexes its political power, would allow the bill. It also doesn't surprise me that the state senate already wrote nearly 1,300 new laws. I actually look forward to less California humans driving on the road, particularly in Los Angeles. However, we need to verify that these robots won't suffer road rage and go all "Terminator" on us.
ARSTECHNICA.COM reports:
Legislators pass new law that would set safety and performance standards.
Read More: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/robot-c...
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sglmom 2012/08/31 02:24:45
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1) My son is 15 1/2 and getting his driving permit this next month.
2) The school is less than a mile from our house on mostly residential roads with barely any traffic at all.
Probably best answer to your very biased and incendiary comment yet:
3) I thought Democrats were "puppets of the state" - That is who your ID suggests you coach, isn't it? You must be very good at coaching them...to be ignorant Socks.
Really? They can now be tested on public roads? Recipe for disaster i tell you. Not only is giving the robots power a bad Idea, but people are unpredictable drivers, and that robot will not be up to the task of predicting when a drunk driver might swerve over, while a human would go "Oh, that guy looks wasted, I think i'll keep my distance." Testing robot cars on public roads is a bad Idea.
if i was blind id feel more loved if someone i love drove me.