Do you believe there will be a self driving car in the next ten years,?

[exitseven]

Tesla stock has taken a beating and Elon Musk reassured stockholders that the autonomous car will be developed shortly. He says that they will do it this year.

[razelove]

I don't think for everywhere, maybe like Interstate and some special lanes in cities. How would the cars communicate with each other and old vehicles that do not have connectivity? I buy used cars, and out of 3, only one of them has any kind of connectivity, the first version of ford sync, which is broken.

Even if those issues are ironed out the state of Louisiana won't be ready for them for at least 2 decades, especially New Orleans. There are potholes down here that literally swallow cars. Like if you don't know where they're at, cars fall in and the axles break, that isn't on waze, maps or anything.

The infrastructure is just shit down here from years of corruption, and neglect. We're still balancing our state budget with federal Katrina money, that storm was 19 years ago.

[midnightmoon05]

It’s unfortunate…such fun place to visit. If one not being careful can break an ankle walking down those streets.

[razelove]

@midnightmoon05 I agree, the robberies are starting to come back on Bourbon as well since they can't hire anyone for NOPD and the state police won't help out (one of the mayors insulted them). When they went on I think it was the 4th federal consent decree for corruption they raised the pay, got rid of private police details, and put in place a ridiculous contract for 3 years plus, if you quit, get fired, or transfer you have to repay all 3 years of pay, and all training costs.
Signing a contract for the military isn't that punitive.

[midnightmoon05]

Can’t get anyone to be a cop anymore?… 🤦‍♀️.

I did feel very safe walking around French quarter day/night. The city tried very hard to keep the area clean/safe. Hard working locals like anywhere you are in the world just want to make a living. I just wish people see the positives and what the world offers us vs. stating how dangerous these places are based on social media.
My sister went out at 1:30am to get meds for her baby. She was fine.
The city is doing a good job for attracting tourism. The festivals/parades were well organized and fun.
I really don’t understand the fear.

[midnightmoon05]

Didn’t know you are in New Orleans.

[razelove]

@midnightmoon05 Close by, buying in Metairie, Kenner or NS is way cheaper and close enough. I only worried about the crime there because I worked in the quarter for a couple years. You're correct though, crime in Orleans now is like a ripple compared to the waves in the early 2000's, my teenage years were joyous... also adding to those problems.
Anyway I do agree that it's a great area, I haven't been anywhere else where the food is as good, or you can just grab a case of beer and some food to grill to hang out with your neighbors out of the blue.

[msc545]

I think there will be such a thing, although to the extent it depends on a uniform and consistent road environment, the actual operating area (s) may be quite limited.

Advances in technology, regulatory frameworks, public acceptance, and infrastructure improvements are all predictor variables of autonomous operation that are difficult to accurately anticipate.

[exitseven]

Sounds like you know a little bit about this. One of my students wrote a term paper about this and I really think it will work. There are a few competing technologies and naturally the most expensive one is the one that sounded like it might work without getting you killed.

[msc545]

I know just a little, but really this is a signal-to-noise problem, and the noise is environmental stuff that keeps changing, so... we will see.

[msc545]

thanks for MHO

[Oatmeal2]

They've been on the road in Nevada for 11 years. I called bullshit on 18-wheelers being able to negotiate the traffic in big cities, but I was wrong about that. The self-driving trucks will get to the edge of the city, and pull into a truck stop. Humans will be there to drive the truck into the city, and deliver the load. Then the human will drive the truck back to the truck stop, it will be refueled, etc, and sent on its way to the next city.

I just asked the AI on my phone to write you a limerick. It took.5 seconds to write this one...

There once was a driver named Kevin

Who took exit seven without thinkin'

He ended up lost

And paid a hefty cost

Now he always checks signs before blinkin'

[Oatmeal2]

Thanks for the MHO

[TrueConfection]

I don't know about the ten years, but I am fairly certain that my kids will see laws prohibiting cars that are not self driving. That way the government will be able to decide if, when, and where citizens may travel.

[exitseven]

That would be one way to keep us all away from DC to attend Trumps inauguration.

[TrueConfection]

Yep. The government is already controlling thermostats and Alexas in homes. Controlling your vehicle is not a stretch by any means.

[exitseven]

I installed 7 of those thermostats in my son's house. I told him someone could easily hack them and turn his heat off in the winter

[TrueConfection]

Colorado remotely shut off citizens ACs last summer.

[exitseven]

@TrueConfection i was thinking of getting a wi fi thermostat so I could turn my A/C on while i was driving home so the house would be cool by the time i go home but I thought better of it.

[TrueConfection]

Old fashioned is better.

[exitseven]

yes sometimes but would you like to go back to using a typewriter?

[TrueConfection]

I would surrender my computer for a typewriter as long as it comes with a bottle of White Out. 😂

I wouldn't want to go back to coffee the old fashioned way though. My Keurig and I are inseparable. 💕

[exitseven]

Would you really go back to using White Out?

[TrueConfection]

Why not?

[exitseven]

I had to use a typewriter about a year ago. I wanted to pull out my hair. You can't make the font different. You can't cut and paste. I was thinking that people really had it tough in the 70s

[TrueConfection]

Cut and paste is nice, but I used to type 95wpm and can retype quickly. We used to write stuff out on paper and then type the final draft.

[exitseven]

I took typing in college. I don't remember how fast I got but I passed the course. Now I really suck at it

[TrueConfection]

I suck on gag because I use my phone. I take online courses now and then and I think my typing is still around 75wpm.

I miss hand written letters.

[exitseven]

I miss handwritten letters too

[TrueConfection]

I'd much rather get a letter in the mail than an email or text.

[FunkyMonkee]

We've already had `em for the past 4 or 5 years! I'm told that the people that make them would never own one because it can cause more accidents than humans can. If a leaf or even a snowflake blows in the sight of the sensor, it could think that's a human and it will suddenly break or steer away and possibly kill the people in it or near it outside.

[OddBeMe]

There are self driving cars now.

But yes, I do think perhaps fifty years we’ll have transportation like Minority Report, with lots of hybrid cars below. Too bad Elon OCD’d on Twitter instead of maintaining focus on Tesla. Glad I sold early.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpFFE2-ouI0

[exitseven]

I think Elon has figured out that the electric car is dry hole.

[OddBeMe]

Then why are all the car companies investing heavily in it? Nissan just released a Tesla competitor.

[exitseven]

@OddBeMe Elon is usually a few steps ahead of everyone else. Thewill not carry the weight. technology has too many disadvantages. How many bridges will have to be replaced for example. These vehicles are thousands of pounds heavier than a conventional car because if the batteries, The bridges will not carry the weight.

[OddBeMe]

The bridges were built back in the 50s when we had a 90% tax rate and could afford to build all the highways. They’re crumbling from bicycle use.

Don’t put so much stock in billionaires. Especially ones as sensitive as musk is. His Asperger’s or whatever is gonna allow GM to pass him by in the EV tech.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Who knows what the future may bring & although we already have self driving cars I wouldn’t trust one now or trust them in the future.

[midnightmoon05]

based on how things are going…doubt that would happen in 10 years.
most likely will not get one. I enjoy driving too much to let the robot do the work.

[RealMarek]

Probably, given our hyper-managerial control freak elites want us to move to a subscription/rental model for everything and also retain the ability to freeze you out of the ability to travel, bank, or even eat, should you voice dissent.

[Lliam]

I'm sure there will be, although I wouldn't own one. I prefer to do my own piloting.

[exitseven]

@Lliam. I would climb in the back seat and watch a movie.

[Fuentes]

Probably I'm waiting for cars to just all eventually start hovering like the Jetsons

[AviatorTom]

There will be a publicly-available self-driving car (not just prototype test vehicles) in much less than 10 years.

[Gingerbread_GB]

The technology is already there. It all depend on policies now.

[Anonymous]

I actually read an article that said how in the next 10 years. Self driving cars will be so prevalent that car insurance will have been rendered obsolete.

[zagor]

There will always be a self-driving car ten years from now. And there always will be.

[Sparkie460]

They have been testing self driving cars. There are already cars that can parallel park by itself

[888theGreat]

They have them now , they run over people , but they have them.

[In_Trance]

Probably, but it will be inaccessible by most; cost will be too high

[lightbulb27]

he's been saying that every year. why do I care?

[Redstang88]

There already is, they just don’t work

[Luopio27]

Hope it never happens.

[kellytheman]

Yeah but I feel they still be quite expensive.

[Jamie05rhs]

Nobody wants an autonomous car. Literally NO ONE.