They can’t even get automated traffic lights to work — to sync the green/red cycles in order to smooth the flow of traffic — but we’re supposed to believe that millions of automated cars are going to sync perfectly, whizz along at 100 MPH in tight formation, without a hitch — just like the Blue […]
If They Can’t Even Sync Traffic Lights
• May 8, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, SAFETY, Technology, Traffic Signals
The Ride-Along Mechanic
Cars built since the mid-late 1990s have a kind of ride-along mechanic in the form of the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) computer which not only runs the show but lets you know when something’s not right via the “check engine” light that comes on in the dashboard. More specifically, stays on. The “check engine” light should […]
Which Brand of Taxi Do You Prefer
If automated cars ever do become technically feasible — and that’s a long way off, despite the trendy imminence we read about every day — it will certainly mean the end of personal vehicle ownership, at least as far as new cars. Not because the government mandates it. Because — why bother with it? Take […]
How Virtual Should New Cars Be?
Driving a simulated car — as in a game — is becoming more and more like driving an actual car — in reality. At least in terms of the inputs. The car in the game is steered remotely, via a gamepad. You accelerate and brake the car the same way. Soon cars will be accelerated […]
Auto Cop
• April 10, 2018 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Facial Recognition, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SPEED LIMIT, Technology, Traffic Tickets
An interesting unasked question has been raised by Ford’s announcement that it is developing a cop-less cop car. That is, an automated and AI cop car that would sneak itself behind the bushes and use license plate scanners, facial recognition and other such revenue-raising technologies to automatically issue paying’ paper. All the time. Everywhere. For […]
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