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?
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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
i'm going to need a LOT more proof that the AI can handle the unexpected as well as I can.
Besides its not like....skynet is going to happen......ahaha......
I feel like the driving would improve too
Drivers suck
How does a blind person control the car?
Earlier this year, Nevada became the first US state to pass new rules dictating safety requirements for autonomous vehicles. The Silver State issued its first special license plate for autonomous cars to Google back in May.
glad you can find help when you need to.
They do not protect the citizens from foreign invasion and put heavy burdens for those who are working and paying taxes!
Jerry Brown does not even answer emails or letters, he does not follow the US Constitution, or the California Constitution, he pushes fees that are against the Constitutions, like the Califire Fee on property owners.
We have many liberal left-wing socialists who hate the 2nd admendment and want to punish those who are law abiding, they are against farmer and ranchers protecting themselves while they hunt and protect their families because these liberals do not want dogs to be used for hunting, they like to close down jobs with their enviromental useful
idiots who want more burdens on those who work the land, who make a living gold mining, using a owl to shut down jobs and away of people making a living.
Most of them live in cities and have very little concept of what is like to live in a rural
area, they push their ignorance, by believing this sustainable development which is pushed by non-governmental organizations under the quize of united nations which is nothing but a c...
They do not protect the citizens from foreign invasion and put heavy burdens for those who are working and paying taxes!
Jerry Brown does not even answer emails or letters, he does not follow the US Constitution, or the California Constitution, he pushes fees that are against the Constitutions, like the Califire Fee on property owners.
We have many liberal left-wing socialists who hate the 2nd admendment and want to punish those who are law abiding, they are against farmer and ranchers protecting themselves while they hunt and protect their families because these liberals do not want dogs to be used for hunting, they like to close down jobs with their enviromental useful
idiots who want more burdens on those who work the land, who make a living gold mining, using a owl to shut down jobs and away of people making a living.
Most of them live in cities and have very little concept of what is like to live in a rural
area, they push their ignorance, by believing this sustainable development which is pushed by non-governmental organizations under the quize of united nations which is nothing but a communist organization and wants to take America's sovereinty and freedom of private property and these liberal progressive socialists who have not idea of what this nation is all about!
All they are as the communists call them are useful idiots!