Future of the Z?

KERMIT

But human error is the cause of most accidents... And I would counter argue that a computer with the right sensors can pay attention to many more things (animals, idiot drivers, etc...) than a human ever could.

edub370

but a computer cannot be instinctive. only reactive.

a computer cannot see a drunk ahead of u swerving on the highway and go, "hmm i probalby shouldnt pass him." a computer cant see the reflections of the eyes of a deer at night on the side of the road and know to slow down before one jumps out. a computer cant see a kid running thru his yard about to run out into the street to get a ball or something


all a computer can do is react once it gets into a sticky situation. you cant program instincts or intuition

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MarkGideon

Yet.

Technology has a funny way of doing things tomorrow we never dreamed would be possible today.

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kenchan

like flush toilet telepathically? that would be nice.

KERMIT

A computer can see a deer better than a human, the logic for avoiding a drunk driver can easily be programmed, it will pay attention to a child on the side of the road when you never saw him.

I don't think the superiority of computers is being questioned here, just the fact that the world will be a different place

kenchan

that will take a while.... at an affordable price, too much latency. like airbag deploying one second after impact. lol

Spikuh

Most of these things can be accounted for with proper programming, equipment, and a system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other.

So in the case of the drunk driver, while he may not be able to navigate the road, a chip in his vehicle can be sending out a signal to all the cars around him that there is an idiot behind the wheel and that the other vehicles should adjust their positions accordingly so that in the event of an accident, no one else is injured.

Or in the case of the deer. Vehicles with the proper sensors capable of detecting the deer can communicate the location and proximity of the deer to the surrounding vehicles so that as other vehicles come past the deer, they are already pre-adjusted to help minimize the potential of any problems that may arrise should the deer bolt into the street.

Same with the child example. There is actually a vehicle in production currently that comes with sensors that will apply the brakes and stop the vehicle should something cross behind you and you either don't see it or don't brake soon enough.

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edub370

But thats the problem exactly. it senses the child already in your path and reacts. where as i can see a child running across his yard and slow down before he gets to the street and i need to panic brake

they should be used as an aid, not a replacement

i will again say, computers can only react. not be instictive. not in our lifetime probably

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falconfixer

remember, programs and software are only as perfect as the human creating the source code.

Spikuh

So turn the sensors outward so it sees them before they cross in front of you...

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edub370

So then they pick up every person at a sidewalk, or crossing a street, or at a bus stop...

the computer doesnt know which people are likely to dart in front of a car. a kid with a pall or a dog in a yard YOU can distinguish, but not a comp

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kenchan

yah, well planes with faulty sensors have claimed hundreds of lives....

homeryansta

I'm a programmer and I spend most days fixing bugs.

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kenchan

reality sets in.

until hvac can sense human comfort and automatically change climate inside the cabin, or a nav telepathically detect where you want to go, i dont trust computers that much.

i suppose with night vision and the car making recommendations, that would be okay. but then it would sound like advertisement.

"kenchan you are hungry, make a stop at the next charburger joint on your right 200yards."

UNKNOWN_370

good point.