Mike Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 There seems to be a lot of reporting lately regarding soon-to-be produced driverless cars. Along those lines, I get a chuckle every time I watch Volvo's demonstration of its fully automated braking system, Honestly, I am not optimistic . . . even acknowledging that most drivers are barely connected to the task at hand.
Albert Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 There seems to be a lot of reporting lately regarding soon-to-be produced driverless cars. Along those lines, I get a chuckle every time I watch Volvo's demonstration of its fully automated braking system, Honestly, I am not optimistic . . . even acknowledging that most drivers are barely connected to the task at hand. Not a complete failure. They neglected to note that the windshield wipers came on automatically following impact. This could be useful in identifying what you've hit.
Glenn Reed Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 There seems to be a lot of reporting lately regarding soon-to-be produced driverless cars. Along those lines, I get a chuckle every time I watch Volvo's demonstration of its fully automated braking system, Honestly, I am not optimistic . . . even acknowledging that most drivers are barely connected to the task at hand.
upflying Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 We already have driverless cars. Not hard to spot them.
Boffin Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 We already have driverless cars. Not hard to spot them. Oh, where is that like button Andy
moshe_levy Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 That was a good one, Bob! Mike, Volvo's failures aside, Google seems to have better success with its driverless cars. I don't know of any accidents or problems so far, and I believe they've logged over 300,000 miles so far. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car -MKL
Mike Posted August 15, 2012 Author Posted August 15, 2012 That was a good one, Bob! Mike, Volvo's failures aside, Google seems to have better success with its driverless cars. I don't know of any accidents or problems so far, and I believe they've logged over 300,000 miles so far. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car -MKL There was a five-car crash involving one of them, but Google claimed it was being manually controlled at the time. I just thought the Volvo thing was hilarious, recognizing, of course, that they've long been in a leader in implementing safety advancements.
moshe_levy Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Yes, I heard about the crash, but since it was manually controlled I didn't count it as "driverless" fault. -MKL
barryd Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Here are some phone apps the driver of the driverless car can use to monitor whether or not the non-driver is keeping the thing on the road; http://www.komando.com/apps/category.aspx?id=12747&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=notd&utm_content=2012-08-07-article&utm_campaign=end-a
Bob_Minor Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 I don't think anyone has built a better driverless car than audi
Bill_Walker Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 I don't think anyone has built a better driverless car than audi Nah. Piloting a car up a pre-planned route on a known two-lane road with no other traffic, no signals, no stop signs, no intersections and no pedestrians is child's play, computer-wise, compared to driving around in a city, which is what Google has done.
Bill_Walker Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 There seems to be a lot of reporting lately regarding soon-to-be produced driverless cars. Along those lines, I get a chuckle every time I watch Volvo's demonstration of its fully automated braking system, Honestly, I am not optimistic . . . even acknowledging that most drivers are barely connected to the task at hand. The description on the Volvo video notes that human error was responsible: they forgot to turn the automatic braking system on!
Jerry Johnston Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Let's hope they don't come up with driverless motorcycles.
Mike Posted August 18, 2012 Author Posted August 18, 2012 The description on the Volvo video notes that human error was responsible: they forgot to turn the automatic braking system on! Seems to me that, if you have to turn it on, it's not automatic....
SageRider Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 The description on the Volvo video notes that human error was responsible: they forgot to turn the automatic braking system on! Seems to me that, if you have to turn it on, it's not automatic.... Not much different than ABS on a GS, which can be turned on or off. Unknown from the test is why the system was off in the first place.
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