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A game changer for handicaped people.
Posted by Hates Idiots
11th May 2012
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The future of autonomous personal transportation is not a car!
Posted by Alberto Zayas
1st Sep
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Whatever you do ...
If you think this story is great, don't read Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson.
Posted by mdenson50@...
9th May 2012
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Yes, but why?
If you don't wish to drive, then take a cab or a bus.
Or am I missing the point?
Or am I missing the point?
Posted by da philster
9th May 2012
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Some points...
This could make cabs and buses more fuel efficient by changing the aggressiveness most drivers have in acceleration.
A cab is not fuel efficient in that it has to drive to you first.
Neither cabs nor buses are convenient when traveling to or from remote locations.
Neither buses nor cabs are useful for transporting large, heavy, or awkward items in comparison to a car that can let its back seat down, truck, or van.
That's not to say there aren't also negatives to moving to such a technology.
A cab is not fuel efficient in that it has to drive to you first.
Neither cabs nor buses are convenient when traveling to or from remote locations.
Neither buses nor cabs are useful for transporting large, heavy, or awkward items in comparison to a car that can let its back seat down, truck, or van.
That's not to say there aren't also negatives to moving to such a technology.
Posted by aeriform
9th May 2012
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Why
Have you never gone to a party and got drunk, drove home from work after a long day so tired you can barely keep your eyes open, had kids fighting in car that took your attention off of driving. These are just a few examples. Maybe this never happens to you, but it does happen to people driving on the road with you. Have you never questioned the intelligence of a fellow driver?
Posted by dennyinusa
9th May 2012
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A game changer for handicaped people.
Picture a wheelchair that becomes the "drivers" seat when docked into a frame that sticks out of the car.
Automated driving to get to work, shopping, etc. for people who would other wise be dependent on other people to drive them.
Automated driving to get to work, shopping, etc. for people who would other wise be dependent on other people to drive them.
Posted by Hates Idiots
11th May 2012
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The future of autonomous personal transportation is not a car!
The future of autonomous personal transportation and freight delivery is not a car!
Why is anyone trying to figure out how to make a car or a truck drive itself after they are designed and built to be driven? I suppose the reason is that we already have the vehicles and the roads; but, has anyone considered developing and implementing a fully automated/autonomous personal transportation and freight delivery system using vehicles no one has to drive from the start? I did and submitted a U.S. Patent Application for it.
My proposal is a reliable, safe and efficient alternative to a car and a freight delivery truck that can really reduce traffic accidents and save lives. No Google driverless car can accomplish that as long as we rely on cars moving on roads. Same thing if we want to reduce oil dependence yet still rely on cars moving on roads.
Why is anyone trying to figure out how to make a car or a truck drive itself after they are designed and built to be driven? I suppose the reason is that we already have the vehicles and the roads; but, has anyone considered developing and implementing a fully automated/autonomous personal transportation and freight delivery system using vehicles no one has to drive from the start? I did and submitted a U.S. Patent Application for it.
My proposal is a reliable, safe and efficient alternative to a car and a freight delivery truck that can really reduce traffic accidents and save lives. No Google driverless car can accomplish that as long as we rely on cars moving on roads. Same thing if we want to reduce oil dependence yet still rely on cars moving on roads.
Posted by Alberto Zayas
1st Sep