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I can't imagine autonomous vehicles working out. Robotics theory says robots can't predict human behavior. So either every car on the road is autonomous or none are. I just don't see it happening.
 
dallen said:
Wouldn't it be the same as if your breaks suddenly failed?
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I suppose, but not entirely. Adjusters could take into account the action you took after the brakes failed, based on the police report, which could make the difference in the amount paid out in a lawsuit.
 
I guess theoretically the car company could guarantee the sensors for a period of time, after which maintenance/replacement is on you. But there's no way a company is going to do that shit.
 
pdom said:
How much does a flight for a family of four cost from Austin to chicago?

maybe not as far as Austin to chicago, but some of the most popular flights like SF to San Diego, la to Vegas, New York to anywhere NE, etc.

how popular is dallas to St. Louis, KC, Phoenix, New Orleans, Denver? How long would those drives be?
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You bring up a good point. I imagine airlines make a lot of money on short commuter flights every year.
 
Iamtdg said:
I can't imagine autonomous vehicles working out. Robotics theory says robots can't predict human behavior. So either every car on the road is autonomous or none are. I just don't see it happening.
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Volvo has a car coming out this year that can run fully autonomously on highways under 37 mph. It is intended for traffic jams for now. but they're coming
 
dallen said:
Volvo has a car coming out this year that can run fully autonomously on highways under 37 mph. It is intended for traffic jams for now. but they're coming
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BMW and Google have already gotten past conceptual design as well. I just don't see it working in a practical setting.
 
dallen said:
I've been coming here a lot less lately. I realize it is the offseason, but let's spend more time talking about barbecue and beer and less time talking about politics and religion.
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Well we comment on what's posted as a thread. Maybe a review of articles and topics is in order before they are posted to keep the commentary tied to what is preferred by the board is in order.
 
Iamtdg said:
I can't imagine autonomous vehicles working out. Robotics theory says robots can't predict human behavior. So either every car on the road is autonomous or none are. I just don't see it happening.
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Not to mention the roads under construction, new roads,and signs that aren't there. Just don't see it happening without major upgrades to those areas everywhere.
 
pdom said:
How much does a flight for a family of four cost from Austin to chicago?

maybe not as far as Austin to chicago, but some of the most popular flights like SF to San Diego, la to Vegas, New York to anywhere NE, etc.

how popular is dallas to St. Louis, KC, Phoenix, New Orleans, Denver? How long would those drives be?
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Flights for a family of 4 can be damned expensive but I generally wait until I can find a really good deal to plan a trip around. You can still usually get a round trip flight between Austin and Chicago for < $300 if you have some patience and flexibility. Different story if you have to go at short notice or at a time where there is really no cheap flight option. That is when it is time to decide if you want to drive or pay the high rates. Now that Frontier Airlines flies direct to O'Hare I can usually find a deal for around $200. The flight times/days may not always be ideal for such a cheap flight but it is generally worth it. Next month I am going up to Chicago and bought a total of 5 one way tickets—my youngest daughter is riding up with my wife's parents in the car and my oldest daughter and I are flying up several days later, then we are all 3 flying back together...the wife is sitting this one out and staying in Austin. That cost me about $600 through Frontier.

There are Frontier deals between Austin and Denver all the time and if you can make the dates/times work it can be extraordinarily cheap. My family of 4 flew out round trip in late April for < $600 and that included $25 each way for a large suitcase. Those planes are not luxury by a longshot but it is a 2 hour flight and it really doesn't make that much difference to me.

I get your point about shorter trips (ie, SF to SD) but is the fact that you don't actually have to drive the car you are riding in going to make that much difference to most people? I guess it could for some people, especially if you are comfortable enough with the process to go in the middle of the night and sleep through it. To me though if something is within a distance that I decide to take a car the driving part isn't really that much of a deterrent.
 
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pdom said:
Anyone still buy the season preview magazines like AThlon, Lindys, Sporting News or PFW?
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Bought Lindy's yesterday. Haven't had to take a dump so I haven't read any of it yet.
 
pdom said:
Anyone still buy the season preview magazines like AThlon, Lindys, Sporting News or PFW?
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Haven't read any of those in 20+ years.
 
Iamtdg said:
I can't imagine autonomous vehicles working out. Robotics theory says robots can't predict human behavior. So either every car on the road is autonomous or none are. I just don't see it happening.
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Yea unless it's every vehicle I don't see it working.

From an article last year-
The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that’s supposed to lead to a world without accidents, is achieving the exact opposite right now: The vehicles have racked up a crash rate double that of those with human drivers.
The glitch?
They obey the law all the time, as in, without exception. This may sound like the right way to program a robot to drive a car, but good luck trying to merge onto a chaotic, jam-packed highway with traffic flying along well above the speed limit. It tends not to work out well. As the accidents have piled up -- all minor scrape-ups for now -- the arguments among programmers at places like Google Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University are heating up: Should they teach the cars how to commit infractions from time to time to stay out of trouble?

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Say a kid runs into the street and the vehicle won't be able to brake in time and there's a car in the lane next to you, will the ai know to break the law by intentionally crashing into the car to save the kids life?
 
jsmith6919 said:
Say a kid runs into the street and the vehicle won't be able to brake in time and there's a car in the lane next to you, will the ai know to break the law by intentionally crashing into the car to save the kids life?
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Exactly my point about robotics theory. A robot can't predict nor emulate human behavior. The robot runs over that kid. There is no way to simulate all scenarios, and even if there was, there is no way to guarantee a bot can make the human response in all of those scenarios.
 
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Iamtdg said:
Exactly my point about robotics theory. A robot can't predict nor emulate human behavior. The robot runs over that kid. There is no way to simulate all scenarios, and even if there was, there is no way to guarantee a bot can make the human response in all of those scenarios.
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At least a robot won't text. :art
 
Jiggyfly said:
Why the hell would you give anybody a chance to take off a shirt in a fight?

Why the hell is your 1st thought to take off your shirt?
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I figured it was staged, but if I'm rumbling I'm stripping down to underwear...just to give myself full range of motion.
 
Beer: Love me some Negra Modelo

BBQ: Haven't had any in awhile.

Rangers: On pace to win 100 games.
 
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