California Signs Self-Driving Car Bill Into Law

[Tsakali]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410180,00.asp



I'm ok with this

[Captain]

Skynet is now mobile.

[andyman]

So who's at fault now? Computers ARE known for crashing...



hurr hurr hurrrrr

[Whiskey 7]

Skynet is now mobile.

Skynet was my immediate thought too.
What next missile control (as if not already)

[seremtan]

this technology has a long way to go until it's actually effective (and not dorky looking)

[Ryoki]

They also need to come up with a sexier name then 'self-driving car'.

[Transient]

Autoautomobile?

[SoM]

well fuck, i can be wasted and the car will drive my drunk/stoned ass home

gg humans

[MKJ]

Autoautomobile?

really?

[losCHUNK]

Skynet is now mobile.

Skynet was my immediate thought too.
What next missile control (as if not already)

Just don't plug it into the interwebs or it'll become self aware, I'm assuming that's what this bill was taking precautions against. I fully approve

[seremtan]

oh god yes, imagine if this navigated using google maps. you'd end up parked in your neighbour's front garden, which your car's robotic voice would be telling you was the house across the street, displaying a street view picture of the house two doors down to prove it

[Tsakali]

I'm sure, once this baby gets consumerized, google will be looking to make a shit load of money and updating google maps will become more frequent and extremely improved.

[Dark Metal]

What about apple maps?

[MKJ]

oh god yes, imagine if this navigated using google maps. you'd end up parked in your neighbour's front garden, which your car's robotic voice would be telling you was the house across the street, displaying a street view picture of the house two doors down to prove it

Better than using Apple maps. You'd end up in a cornfield slash airport.

[Eraser]

Or drive off the side of an overpass

[obsidian]

It doesn't use Google Maps to not crash into stuff, that's what all the on-board optical sensors, computers and other gadgets mounted onto the car are for, not sure though.

[Tsakali]

pretty sure. it's no biggie really...as soon as it gets approved for the public, with the money they are looking to make, it won't take but a year or two to get all that shit incorporated into the car body.

[obsidian]

They won't be making the car itself, so they'll be teaming up with auto manufacturers to integrate it all together, I suppose that's the least of their worries right now. This new bill is a big step because it means Google can start doing some larger scale tests on normal roads to test accuracy and reliability. 5 year timeline until cars become self aware and start running humans over.

[MKJ]

would that come with a func_ego? the bigger the car the less it's prone to yield at fourways
the mexican way ey

[Eraser]

[Κracus]

Why the fucking shit would you go into oncomming traffic if you're not going to stop fast enough to rear end someone!? At least try and take it out on the shoulder or something. I'm gonna have to assume the driver simply lost consciousness.

[plained]

probly cheaper and better just to hire a driver no?

maybe driverless mass transit would be more usefull

[Captain]

Why the fucking shit would you go into oncomming traffic if you're not going to stop fast enough to rear end someone!? At least try and take it out on the shoulder or something. I'm gonna have to assume the driver simply lost consciousness.

This is Russia we're talking about where it's illegal to be sober.

[SoM]

Why the fucking shit would you go into oncomming traffic if you're not going to stop fast enough to rear end someone!? At least try and take it out on the shoulder or something. I'm gonna have to assume the driver simply lost consciousness.

This is Russia we're talking about where it's illegal to be sober.

for once i agree with your gutter cleaning ass.

more on YNC

[Ryoki]

vid

Shit, that man must have run off to buy lottery tickets once the shock subsided.