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Self-driving cars go public; Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh
Posted on 8/19/16 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 8/19/16 at 8:55 pm
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The robots will be accompanied by a human at first. Rides will also be free while the robots are in training.
The future is here. Are you ready for it?
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The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to the general public.
The robots will be accompanied by a human at first. Rides will also be free while the robots are in training.
The future is here. Are you ready for it?
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Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:01 pm to Kentucker
I wish I had a robot lawnmower. Cutting grass is for the birds.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 9:18 pm to Kentucker
I am all for advancing technology but at what cost? I have a couple of problems with this.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:47 pm to five_fivesix
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I wish I had a robot lawnmower.
Can't be far off with all the advancement in sensory input for robots lately. Can't wait.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:48 pm to sunseeker
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I am all for advancing technology but at what cost? I have a couple of problems with this.
What do you see as costs? Replacement of taxi drivers?
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:53 pm to Kentucker
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Can't be far off with all the advancement in sensory input for robots lately.
Neither will the headline, "Man killed by Robot Lawnmower gone Beserk".
Posted on 8/19/16 at 10:57 pm to Kentucker
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What do you see as costs?
1. People losing the knowledge of how much freedom is felt behind the wheel of a car.
2. Computer viruses in the system putting people in danger.
3. Satellite communication loss making a gridlock of sorts on our roadways.
4. People becoming more reliant on technology losing the ability to do for themselves.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:12 pm to five_fivesix
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Neither will the headline, "Man killed by Robot Lawnmower gone Beserk".
Evolution works in mysterious ways.
Posted on 8/19/16 at 11:24 pm to rantfan
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1. People losing the knowledge of how much freedom is felt behind the wheel of a car.
Reminds me of a scene from I, Robot. I just can't ever see people movers replacing muscle cars.
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2. Computer viruses in the system putting people in danger.
This is a problem for every technology involving classic computers. It'll disappear when quantum computers become common. China just launched a satellite that is operated by quantum computers and they are calling it absolutely secure from hacking.
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3. Satellite communication loss making a gridlock of sorts on our roadways.
Worse would be an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) bomb. Of course, an EMP would cause havoc now but it seems terrorists aren't smart enough to build one.
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4. People becoming more reliant on technology losing the ability to do for themselves.
We chose, as a species, to go down that road in the 20th century and there doesn't seem to be a way back. We are addicted to technology and demand quicker and quicker fixes. Technological development in every aspect of our lives is coming faster and faster. I think it'll ultimately culminate in an artificial intelligence that will make the decision to keep us or reap us, depending on our value to it.
This post was edited on 8/19/16 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 9:03 am to Kentucker
Yes that is the big problem. Where are the Arabs gonna work?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 9:06 am to five_fivesix
I enjoy cutting grass. Especially the smell. Have a nice beer as you cut (ride) and sounds like a nice day to me.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 12:22 pm to sunseeker
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Yes that is the big problem. Where are the Arabs gonna work?
Uber says that's one of their biggest motives for having driverless cars, the cost of human drivers. This, of course, is not new.
Factories have led the way in robotization, displacing human workers wherever robots are more cost effective. Now robots are moving into every niche possible.
It's the way of the future. It always seems far away until something like this happens.
Driverless taxis? Science fiction is becoming science fact.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 5:03 pm to Kentucker
Its going to take exactly one death to end this concept. Just one.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 6:01 pm to CajunTiger_225
Well, maybe. It'll depend upon how important the concept is to society.
For example, the space program didn't end after the first death. There have been many, some horrific.
Of course, space exploration went on to give us countless technological benefits. Robotization promises to do the same.
For example, the space program didn't end after the first death. There have been many, some horrific.
Of course, space exploration went on to give us countless technological benefits. Robotization promises to do the same.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 6:13 pm to CajunTiger_225
quote:It already happened back in June.
Its going to take exactly one death to end this concept. Just one.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 6:29 pm to Kentucker
There's a huge difference. Uber will be liable for their robots.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 8:13 pm to five_fivesix
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It already happened back in June.
Yep. What will probably come out of this tragedy will be the incorporation of pattern recognition within the robot's brain. Or an improved version, I should say.
I'm sure a rudimentary form is already in use but it was fooled into thinking the truck wasn't there. A human brain is equipped with sensory receptors for sight, sound and, especially, motion. They will obviously have to become more sophisticated in the robots.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 8:19 pm to CajunTiger_225
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There's a huge difference. Uber will be liable for their robots.
Yes, but I'm sure they'll have insurance against accidents of all kinds. Deaths have already come in the form of accidents and one mass murderer.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 10:52 am to CajunTiger_225
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Its going to take exactly one death to end this concept. Just one.
Meh. People will still be willing to risk it. Others wont, and others will. Autopilot on airplanes has lead to fatalities in the past, and planes are still in the air. The associated costs are just so low, I don't see how it's not a thing. Uber takes what? 20% of the fare? Even if they now have to pay for gas and PMs, you're easily looking at a 50% reduction in costs to the consumer. $5 to ride across town and you can text and browse the internet, and not have to pay to park or waste time trying to find a place to park? Every teenager will do that, and there could be a nightly news story about uber related deaths.
This post was edited on 8/21/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/21/16 at 5:41 pm to five_fivesix
These are already available
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