Self Driving Car

[Kamikazie]

apparently GM is supposed to release it in 2008,

It will be able to pilot itself even in heavy traffic at up to 60 mph

i dont know if this will be good or bad...

source

your thoughts?

 

[MiccyNarc]

No. Just....no.

 

[Shamrock]

Ahh the future is upon us.. Seriously though, this is great. This reminds me of so many movies where in the future you just push one button and say the destination and bam, the car drives you there.. I would love to own one.. Although, I would rather drive it. Nice car by the way..

 

[evil^milk]

i prefer driving ;(

 

[MiccyNarc]

Ahh the future is upon us.. Seriously though, this is great. This reminds me of so many movies where in the future you just push one button and say the destination and bam, the car drives you there.. I would love to own one.. Although, I would rather drive it. Nice car by the way..

Yeah, sounds sweet in theory. I wouldn't trust it with my life though.

Neither would I ever fly on an airplane without a pilot.

 

[Kamikazie]

Yeah, sounds sweet in theory. I wouldn't trust it with my life though.

Neither would I ever fly on an airplane without a pilot.

but you know that they put the plane in auto pilot right

 

[MiccyNarc]

but you know that they put the plane in auto pilot right

There's a difference between autopilot and pilot-less.

With autopilot, there's always a human sitting there to perform corrections if something goes wrong. Not so with a pilot-less plane.

 

[Kamikazie]

There's a difference between autopilot and pilot-less.

With autopilot, there's always a human sitting there to perform corrections if something goes wrong. Not so with a pilot-less plane.

the car also has "auto pilot" and your at the wheel, you are able to take over as the driver, so if something goes wrong your there to fix any problems

 

[MiccyNarc]

the car also has "auto pilot" and your at the wheel, you are able to take over as the driver, so if something goes wrong your there to fix any problems

But, unlike in an airplane, where are 1000s of feet between you and the ground, in a car you're surrounded by stuff that can and will kill you if you hit it at high speed. You won't have time to make corrections.

 

[Kamikazie]

thats true, but if i was going to be going fast in that car then i would take control, if its like a 20 - 50 mph zone wth ill let the car drive

 

[MiccyNarc]

thats true, but if i was going to be going fast in that car then i would take control, if its like a 20 - 50 mph zone wth ill let the car drive

Yeah, I can see using it for long drives in the country where you can just sit back and read a book.
hopefully by then gas prices will go down. Hah. Hah. Hah.

 

[Ikerous]

I trust computers a whole lot more than i trust people.

 

[joule]

Takes the fun outta driving, don't it?

 

[diluted]

This is the first step of the machines' takeover.

I for one welcome our new shiny metal overlords.

 

[Ennui]

I'd use it on the highway but no where else.

 

[Beerdude26]

I'd only trust it with my life on a lane scattered with sharp and hard objects.

 

[Teta_Bonita]

Lets hope that thing isn't running windows, it would always crash!

*baddum tshh!*

 

[kaikisjew9]

terrible idea...

Lets hope that thing isn't running windows, it would always crash!

*baddum tshh!*

^^terrible joke^^

 

[Shamrock]

^^terrible joke^^

Ahh.. He is gay.. You missed his thread asking for advice about how to tell his mother he "isn't" gay..

 

[Adabiviak]

If the manfacturers do a couple of demos where they let it go through a really tough obstacle course at that kind of speed, where your own driving skills would be pressed, maybe. I don't think America will buy this for the same reason that America won't buy electric cars - they like driving.

Excellent idea for public transportation though.

 

[Shamrock]

If the manfacturers do a couple of demos where they let it go through a really tough obstacle course at that kind of speed, where your own driving skills would be pressed, maybe. I don't think America will buy this for the same reason that America won't buy electric cars - they like driving.

Excellent idea for public transportation though.

What are you talking about when you say "America won't buy electric cars?" What does that have to do with driving at all? Electric cars will help you go out on longer drives with a full charge of course. Still I can see the electric cars being bought up by many Americans with these outrageous gas prices.. Think about how many Americans want to spend $70 to fill up a 10 Gallon tank that they will get merely 300 miles out of it or so.. Its not worth it anymore.. Electric cars are coming and fast. They have a chance of replacing all gas powered automobiles right when they hit the market.

 

[bryanf445]

What are you talking about when you say "America won't buy electric cars?" What does that have to do with driving at all? Electric cars will help you go out on longer drives with a full charge of course. Still I can see the electric cars being bought up by many Americans with these outrageous gas prices.. Think about how many Americans want to spend $70 to fill up a 10 Gallon tank that they will get merely 300 miles out of it or so.. Its not worth it anymore.. Electric cars are coming and fast. They have a chance of replacing all gas powered automobiles right when they hit the market.

they're going to be really expensive though, and do you think everyone will be able to afford them? (think about the people in downtown sharon too)

 

[Shamrock]

they're going to be really expensive though, and do you think everyone will be able to afford them? (think about the people in downtown sharon too)

Haha.. I am just saying.. Most people, within reason, will be able to purchase one.. Even if the payments monthly are 3 figures higher than their salary. Of course them poor folk cannot afford one.

 

[Teta_Bonita]

Ahh.. He is gay.. You missed his thread asking for advice about how to tell his mother he "isn't" gay..

shup foo or I'm gonna hafta choke a bitch! :sniper:

 

[Kamikazie]

stop spamming my thread you son of a...i wont go there

anyways, i think that most people would want to stick with their gas cars (exept the rich people) they might just like the gas cars...but if they made every car (like 1969 camaro) a electric or they took orders to make electric cars then they might have a better turn out for the electrics

 

[Harryz]

This isn't exactly anything new, I think it was called K.I.T.

 

[the_lone_wolf]

OH GOD NO!!!

It's a Vauxhall