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  What type of people buy a self driving car ? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-09-23 12:27 -0500
    Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? Nomen Nesco <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-23 12:51 -0500
      Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? Nomen Nesco <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-23 13:21 -0500
    Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-09-23 17:52 +0000
    Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-23 18:00 +0000
    Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-09-24 14:19 -0700
    Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:55 -0700
      Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-09-25 19:35 -0500
      Re: What type of people buy a self driving car ? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-09-26 13:41 -0700

#522864 — What type of people buy a self driving car ?

1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
5. Engineer/nurds for testing
6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)


SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?

any ideas ?

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#522868

On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:27:45 -0500, gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> wrote:

>
>1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
>2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
>3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
>4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
>5. Engineer/nurds for testing
>6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
>
>
>SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
>
>any ideas ?


to get rid of old people.  

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#522877

On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:51:26 -0500, Nomen Nesco <invalid@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:27:45 -0500, gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
>>2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
>>3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
>>4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
>>5. Engineer/nurds for testing
>>6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
>>
>>
>>SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
>>
>>any ideas ?
>
>
>to get rid of old people.  

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#522869

gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
> 1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
> 2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
> 3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
> 4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
> 5. Engineer/nurds for testing
> 6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
> 
> 
> SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
> 
> any ideas ?

Obviously only the very well off that want the latest toy.

A better question would be who is going to insure the self driving car
and who is going to be liable when one fails and causes a death? 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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#522871

On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:27:45 -0500, gilber34 wrote:

> 
> SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
> 
> any ideas ?
>

Idiots.  People who do not understand technology and are hence
mystified into a sense of trust.

I will never be driven by a self-driving car.  When I operate an
automobile I practice defensive driving, which means that I examine
road conditions very far ahead and often take steps to deal with
potential conditions well before they can happen (even if they
don't happen at all).  Needless to say, the short-range sensors
and limited artificial intelligence of a self-driving car could NEVER do
the same.

I also imagine that the brakes of a self-driving auto would need
to be replaced frequently due to the necessary hard baking that
would be constantly occurring as a result of the short-range sensors.
On a freeway, for example, I can see a chain-reaction slowing or stopping
sequence begin to occur far ahead and thus I can brake gently well before
the reaction reaches the car immediately in front of me.  A self-driving
could not do this and would brake HARD only when the car in front began
to slow or stop.  This is poor performance that is inherent to the
self-driving technology.

There are many examples of human anticipation and reaction that could
be given that a self-driving vehicle could never duplicate.

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#523017

On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:28:01 AM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
> 1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
> 2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
> 3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
> 4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
> 5. Engineer/nurds for testing
> 6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
> 
> 
> SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
> 
> any ideas ?

Maybe self driving buses that carry undocumented Mexicans back across the border?

Double-A

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#523180

On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:28:01 AM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
> 1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
> 2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
> 3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
> 4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
> 5. Engineer/nurds for testing
> 6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
> 
> 
> SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
> 
> any ideas ?

People with nerves of steal.Love being back seat drives,and love buses Trebert

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#523206

On 9/25/2015 4:55 PM, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:28:01 AM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
>> 1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
>> 2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
>> 3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
>> 4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
>> 5. Engineer/nurds for testing
>> 6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
>>
>>
>> SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
>>
>> any ideas ?
>
> People with nerves of steal.Love being back seat drives,and love buses Trebert
>

mother in laws, they can yell at the computer user interface


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGi6j2VrL0o


arniold did it.

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#523299

On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 2:55:35 PM UTC-7, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:28:01 AM UTC-7, gilber34 wrote:
> > 1. Handicaped  (that require no help in or out)
> > 2. Children    (what if they get lost or stolen?)
> > 3. Drunks      (how drunk? can they recognize home?)
> > 4. Terrorists   (can deliver large bomb for ya)
> > 5. Engineer/nurds for testing
> > 6. Pizza Delivery  (can not take them to the door)
> > 
> > 
> > SO, Who is going to BUY a self driving car ?
> > 
> > any ideas ?
> 
> People with nerves of steal.Love being back seat drives,and love buses Trebert


I wonder if self driving hearses will catch on?

Double-A

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