Comments on: Are You Ready for Cars that Drive Themselves? http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: 08a4737eae46 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-771562 Thu, 15 May 2008 16:24:05 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-771562 <strong>08a4737eae46...</strong> 08a4737eae46f71ecb65... 08a4737eae46…

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]]> by: redtetrahedron http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2626 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:44:50 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2626 I'd like a car that can drive itself - especially on my long commute to work. It can be a good safety feature if it can be programmed to detect if the driver has nodded off (or is DUI) and takes over automatically. BTW, I can squeeze another 25% of miles out of a tank of gas by driving under the speed limit - but people still drive like NASCAR. I don't know how high the price of gas will have to go before people start slowing down. I’d like a car that can drive itself - especially on my long commute to work. It can be a good safety feature if it can be programmed to detect if the driver has nodded off (or is DUI) and takes over automatically.

BTW, I can squeeze another 25% of miles out of a tank of gas by driving under the speed limit - but people still drive like NASCAR. I don’t know how high the price of gas will have to go before people start slowing down.

]]> by: yann http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2601 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:24:04 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2601 be serious.... do you really think a self driven car will be able to drive past speed limit? I sure hope it doesn't, or else I already can think of the conversation with cops "no really, it's not me, it's the car!" In europe they say that if everyone was driving speed limit, it'd be a big saving on fossil fuel. Though I wonder how much. be serious…. do you really think a self driven car will be able to drive past speed limit?
I sure hope it doesn’t, or else I already can think of the conversation with cops “no really, it’s not me, it’s the car!”
In europe they say that if everyone was driving speed limit, it’d be a big saving on fossil fuel. Though I wonder how much.

]]> by: deww http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2543 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:03:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2543 I took a ride in a car that drove itself in a Toyota showroom when I was visiting Japan in 2004. It was on a track and I have no idea how it works. It was a fun ride. The turning was not smooth at all and it went fairly slow. The car also braked when it felt that it was too close to another car. I'm not sure how that compares to what's really been in development, but at least the one I rode in, I didn't feel it was ready. I took a ride in a car that drove itself in a Toyota showroom when I was visiting Japan in 2004. It was on a track and I have no idea how it works. It was a fun ride. The turning was not smooth at all and it went fairly slow. The car also braked when it felt that it was too close to another car. I’m not sure how that compares to what’s really been in development, but at least the one I rode in, I didn’t feel it was ready.

]]> by: David Johnston http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2501 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:45:46 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2501 Yeah, I'd love a car that ran on something other than gas. I'm hoping it doesn't take too long before hydrogen powered cars hit the market and become mainstream. Yeah, I’d love a car that ran on something other than gas. I’m hoping it doesn’t take too long before hydrogen powered cars hit the market and become mainstream.

]]> by: Ron Ingram http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2498 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:21:26 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2498 I don't care about a car that drives itself, i want a car that doesn't run on fossil fuels! I don’t care about a car that drives itself, i want a car that doesn’t run on fossil fuels!

]]> by: John Corliss http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2497 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:26:04 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2497 Yes... think of all the fun you could have by getting in front of such a car and then slowing down abruptly. Yes… think of all the fun you could have by getting in front of such a car and then slowing down abruptly.

]]> by: Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2496 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:55:09 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2496 These should be mandatory for EVERYONE!!! young people could have cheaper car insurance because they wouldnt think they are cool and wreck all the time, old people wouldnt have to worry that they cant see or 2mph seems fast to them, and us middle of the road wierdos can talk on the cell phone, put makeup on, and watch the hot women i nthe car next to us :P Mike this REALLY should be mandatory for ALL cars SOON!! These should be mandatory for EVERYONE!!! young people could have cheaper car insurance because they wouldnt think they are cool and wreck all the time, old people wouldnt have to worry that they cant see or 2mph seems fast to them, and us middle of the road wierdos can talk on the cell phone, put makeup on, and watch the hot women i nthe car next to us :P

Mike

this REALLY should be mandatory for ALL cars SOON!!

]]> by: James B http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2493 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:51:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2493 I want a car that can get out of and into those postage stamp sized parking spaces. I can zip around town OK, but I really suck at backing up and parallel parking. I want a car that can get out of and into those postage stamp sized parking spaces. I can zip around town OK, but I really suck at backing up and parallel parking.

]]> by: Benjamin http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2488 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 02:08:24 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1742#comment-2488 Honestly this would be fine if every other car on the road was doing the same thing and they were all talking to eachother over wifi... But we're adding in the human factor and mixing that with the human driving factor. That's just scary as hell! moocower.blogspot.com Honestly this would be fine if every other car on the road was doing the same thing and they were all talking to eachother over wifi… But we’re adding in the human factor and mixing that with the human driving factor. That’s just scary as hell!

moocower.blogspot.com

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