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Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by ceejayoz »

ams6110 wrote: post #9
uncoder0 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are suggesting human's will run into it more often right? I sincerely doubt we will see too many autonomous-car-at-fault crashes. The blacked out Lexus SUV's I saw at a Google event a few weeks ago were very discrete minus the velodyne sensor. If it adds an credibility I was on a team at the Victorville final in 2007. :) As an aside, I've been waiting to buy my Google car for 5 long years. During this time I've b…

Will you be OK with google tracking everywhere you go and serving you ads for every shop you pass?

My wife sees a neurosurgeon who's an eight hour round trip away. I've driven her there and back at least six times this year.

With a Google car, I'd a) be able to send her by herself and b) even if I had to come, I could work on the way, meaning I'd have more than a week's worth of vacation/sick time restored.

Yes, I'd happily accept ads.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by swalsh »

ams6110 wrote: post #9
uncoder0 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are suggesting human's will run into it more often right? I sincerely doubt we will see too many autonomous-car-at-fault crashes. The blacked out Lexus SUV's I saw at a Google event a few weeks ago were very discrete minus the velodyne sensor. If it adds an credibility I was on a team at the Victorville final in 2007. :) As an aside, I've been waiting to buy my Google car for 5 long years. During this time I've b…

Will you be OK with google tracking everywhere you go and serving you ads for every shop you pass?

If you have an android phone, Google already has the capability to do this.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by stove »

ams6110 wrote: post #9
uncoder0 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are suggesting human's will run into it more often right? I sincerely doubt we will see too many autonomous-car-at-fault crashes. The blacked out Lexus SUV's I saw at a Google event a few weeks ago were very discrete minus the velodyne sensor. If it adds an credibility I was on a team at the Victorville final in 2007. :) As an aside, I've been waiting to buy my Google car for 5 long years. During this time I've b…

Will you be OK with google tracking everywhere you go and serving you ads for every shop you pass?

Yes. I'll be asleep.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by swalsh »

daenz wrote: post #13
ams6110 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Will you be OK with google tracking everywhere you go and serving you ads for every shop you pass?

Good evening, John Anderton. Routing you to the pre-crime facility for detainment.

I see you're on your way to the drug deal you briefly discussed over gmail, i've taken the liberty to ensure the local human authorities are aware.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by andrewljohnson »

Autonomous cars are the next big tech that changes the world - I put them up there with computer, Internet, and smart phone.

When economists think about technology, they look at it as a productivity booster. From that angle, robot cars will have a huge impact - so many commute hours will be transformed to work, or even leisure, which also boosts productivity.

So many smart people are about to be given a 10% or better bump in time to make and to do.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by TylerE »

andrewljohnson wrote: post #25

Autonomous cars are the next big tech that changes the world - I put them up there with computer, Internet, and smart phone. When economists think about technology, they look at it as a productivity booster. From that angle, robot cars will have a huge impact - so many commute hours will be transformed to work, or even leisure, which also boosts productivity. So many smart people are about to be given a 10% or better…

So will susceptibility to car sickness become a federally-protected disability?

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by jessriedel »

hnriot wrote: post #3

While this is very encouraging, the TC article is also very misleading. For example: "There have, of course been some accidents that involved Google’s self-driving cars in the past. All of these, however, happened while humans were in control of the cars." - isn't this far more likely to be the case, since the human only takes control when the car can't figure it out? Also, who's commute doesn't involve temporary con…

> All of these, however, happened while humans were in control of the cars." - isn't this far more likely to be the case, since the human only takes control when the car can't figure it out?

That's a really good point, all though I'd wager a guess that most catastrophic accidents (e.g. crashes at highway speeds and t-bones at left-hand turns) happen when the driver is lulled into complacency by normal conditions.

Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident

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Post by robertszkutak »

I wonder how well these cars handle heavy snowfall or ice on the roads. I know firsthand how driving becomes infinitely more complicated under these conditions and it would be major selling point for these cars if they could handle it smoothly.
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