The Governor's comment about red license plates being used, then green once the technology is ready for the general public reminds me of the old regulations that were put in place when automobiles were just beginning to spread. Anyone driving an automobile was required to hire a runner to run in front of them and warn everyone to get out of the way!
Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have similar feeling. Heck, invention of farming have caused many the hunters and gatherers to lose their jobs! I can't believe how "taking away jobs" sort of argument against technological advancement keeps showing up over and over, despite being refuted every time.
Eh, it might be right one of those times. People have been retreating up the skill chain as technology has become more and more advanced. If we could make a tool that does everything as well as humans for much less, society would have to change massively . It has in the past for lesser changes in technology.
>If we could make a tool that does everything as well as humans
That goes so far beyond anything we have any experience with that it's impossible to speculate. Every technological advance in history has been a labor saving device; a device that does everything as well as humans is no longer a tool, it's our replacement (i.e., strong AI).
>People have been retreating up the skill chain as technology has become more and more advanced.
The majority of jobs created by industrialization required less skill than previous jobs (e.g., farmers to assembly line workers).
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#113Can't wait for the day my car will drive itself to the shop for a smog check and oil change.
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#114That's great!
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
This makes me want to visit Las Vegas for this reason alone. I would love to go to Vegas and for the first time in my life ride in a driverless car, convertable, top down, and enjoy the view, take pictures, and relax no matter what the traffic is like. I can see this being a MASSIVE boost to tourist cities.
I think there's only one street in the whole state that gets bad traffic.
It doesn't matter, traffic or not, I don't have to worry about driving, or street names, or traffic lights, or GPS directions. It's like the convenience of mass transit with the convenience of a private vehicle merged into one.
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#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
This makes me want to visit Las Vegas for this reason alone. I would love to go to Vegas and for the first time in my life ride in a driverless car, convertable, top down, and enjoy the view, take pictures, and relax no matter what the traffic is like. I can see this being a MASSIVE boost to tourist cities.
I think there's only one street in the whole state that gets bad traffic.
The bonus in vegas is more that you can be drunk and not have to worry about driving than it is the traffic. Of course, you could also just take a taxi.
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My guess is that we will have a very efficient Taxi system. Using a Smart Phone you will be able to request a Taxi where ever you are; it will already know your favorite locations; your favorite music; it will automatically charge you; we will not need so much parking space.
I just hope that this goes into effect in a way that you would signal how many people will be traveling together and they send the appropriate sized car. Having every vehicle on the road seat 5 people and luggage when it is rarely at full capacity is extremely inefficient. Riding alone? If so, they send a 1 person vehicle to pick you up. Riding with a friend? Two person vehicle. etc.
Launch app; app determines location; counter appears asking how many passengers (up/down arrows); push confirm, vehicle dispatched.
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#118I'm very excited to here this because it solves the regulatory chicken and egg. Nevada gets a bump for being first (if things go well) and other municipalities can point to Nevada to craft their own regulations. Kudos to Nevada on this one.
s/to here/to hear/
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#119This opens lots of cool possibilities such as eliminating the need for two cars in the family for example. You go to work, the car then comes back and drives the wife and then later in the afternoon when both parents are working it goes to school and picks up the kids!
My guess is that we will have a very efficient Taxi system. Using a Smart Phone you will be able to request a Taxi where ever you are; it will already know your favorite locations; your favorite music; it will automatically charge you; we will not need so much parking space.
Agree 100%.
In fact, I think self-driving cars together with decent electric engines (which already exist) can revolutionize urban landscape.
Just imagine how quiet and pollution free our cities will be if the only traffic allowed inside are electric cars, who automatically go to charge themselves when necessary.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Eh, it might be right one of those times. People have been retreating up the skill chain as technology has become more and more advanced. If we could make a tool that does everything as well as humans for much less, society would have to change massively . It has in the past for lesser changes in technology.
>If we could make a tool that does everything as well as humans That goes so far beyond anything we have any experience with that it's impossible to speculate. Every technological advance in history has been a labor saving device; a device that does everything as well as humans is no longer a tool, it's our replacement (i.e., strong AI). >People have been retreating up the skill chain as technology has become more an…
Of course, I'm just saying that the limit of technological advancement as t approaches infinite in some scenarios implies no human employment, so it's not obvious that just because permanent mass unemployment has never happened that it will never happen.
Since industrialization, the skill required by good jobs not made artificially lucrative by unions has become more specialized and advanced. Whereas being good at manual labor has become less useful. That's what I meant by going up the skill chain - it's harder to replace thinking jobs with tech, so more recently, people have been trying to work in those.