Driverless Cars

[LouNY]

I want to see what it does on a narrow blacktopped road with ditches no paint lines or a dirt road and it meets a combine or tractor with 12-14 haybine.
It will be nice when I'm stopping traffic to get cows across the road, we will be able to park a vehicle on each side without a driver, two less people.
I can see it happening on major highways, it might be nice on a 12-20 hour trip to be able to nap while the vehicle drives, but in the country its going to be difficult for the last 10-50 miles.

 

[Soundguy]

I agree.. You might even have sidescan cameras and rfid readers that grab your data as you speed by at 70, evaluated by a cop setting at a desk looking at traffic cams, and seeing your RFID pass cars at 70.. Then issuing you an e-ticket.

Then the issue.. Does the ticket just hit the registration, or the driver, if the driver, then you might have a situation like the 5th element, get in your car, it reads your drivers license RFID, and 'registers' you as the driver when you start. Etc, etc.

Traffic cops might just be for working accidents and special details... There's already enough e-monitoring tech available to fully automate traffic law enforcement for offenses that don't need an arrest and are 'fine' only.

Car theft in a few years may be darn hard on newer vehicles.

And it snowballs from there... 1984...

 

[airbiscuit]

Interesting how many people who don't think technology will advance. Helps me understand why so many people are in desperate situations, but refuse to get the skills for today's high tech, high paying jobs.

 

[4570Man]

Interesting how many people who don't think technology will advance. Helps me understand why so many people are in desperate situations, but refuse to get the skills for today's high tech, high paying jobs.

Because complaining that robots are taking their jobs is easier.

 

[Soundguy]

McDonald's employees found out a kiosk was the answer to 15$ /hour wage demands.

Speaking of robots. Anyone been seeing them at WalMart more and more?

 

[4570Man]

McDonald's employees found out a kiosk was the answer to 15$ /hour wage demands.

Speaking of robots. Anyone been seeing them at WalMart more and more?

It didn’t take a group of world thinkers to see that coming.

 

[/pine]

Interesting how many people who don't think technology will advance. Helps me understand why so many people are in desperate situations, but refuse to get the skills for today's high tech, high paying jobs.

In the very near future there is going to be a polar flip when it comes to a big chunk of the higher pay grade jobs...

The once high pay tech jobs are going to become median pay scale jobs...and skilled labor and mechanical repair type services will be getting the big bucks...!

 

[prof fate]

You can graduate HS here and make 50-60k a year - HVAC.

I heard an ad on the radio today for an equipment dealer - Caterpiller dealer - looking for service techs.

A year ago BMW was on the radio looking for auto techs - $75k a year.

A union welder can make $100-150k a year around here.

 

[airbiscuit]

Yep - Technical College Graduates = Good Jobs and High Pay.

HS or less, not so much.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

I agree.. You might even have sidescan cameras and rfid readers that grab your data as you speed by at 70, evaluated by a cop setting at a desk looking at traffic cams, and seeing your RFID pass cars at 70.. Then issuing you an e-ticket.

A lot of cities have this already. They have automated license plate scanners that write tickets for speeding, red light violations, and stop sign violations.

Then the issue.. Does the ticket just hit the registration, or the driver, if the driver, then you might have a situation like the 5th element, get in your car, it reads your drivers license RFID, and 'registers' you as the driver when you start. Etc, etc.

The owner gets a bill in the mail. Since they don't know who the operator was no points on the license. It's like a parking ticket, it doesn't matter who parked the car, the owner gets the ticket.

Car theft in a few years may be darn hard on newer vehicles.

They also have license plate scanners by the side of the road that scan every car as it goes by. If a car has been reported stolen police are notified. If the registration is expired the owner gets a bill in the mail for the fine. Police cars and parking enforcement cars also have scanners that scan every car they encounter. They also generate automated parking tickets if a car has been parked in the same spot for too long, or if it's parked in a restricted spot.