On 7/4/2014 5:24 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/4/2014 10:33 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/4/2014 6:53 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> On 7/4/2014 2:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> We had some discussion about driving, cruise control, etc; This was
>>>> posted on another group
>>>>
>>>> Awesome car ads are not uncommon, but awesome car ads that demonstrate
>>>> safety features?well, those don't pop up every day. Hyundai has
>>>> released
>>>> just such a spot that might just live up to our lofty standards of
>>>> awesometude. The two-minute video, which was put on YouTube by
>>>> TestDriven, is called the "The Empty Car Convoy" [?]
>>>> Read Mo
>>>> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caran...3/Yb7jH5yUcQY/
>>>
>>> Can you imagine jumping off the cars?? Yikes.
>>>
>>> That was fun, thanks.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> The jumping off was the scariest part, IMO. Not something I would do.
>
> It was scary, but they were stunt-people. The thought of driverless
> cars scares the crap out of me. It's nice and tidy when they're all in
> a row like that. No other traffic. No actual idiot drivers to deal with.
>
> A couple of years ago I was nearly run off the two lane road that is
> (Hwy 21). John and I were on our way home from Publix. The driver in
> the car behind us was likely cranked up on something. They were
> tailgating and I was already going (legally) 50 MPH. I thought they
> were going to ram right into the back of my car. Or force me off the
> road. They tried to pass me on the RIGHT, with no shoulder to speak of.
> I have no idea why they were in such a friggin' hurry. The hospital
> is in the other direction. Fortunately they peeled off down a side
> street a few miles before the turn towards home. *That* was freaking
> scary.
>
> Jill


As it goes, I'd rather have digital computers capable of making millions
of decisions a second in control of cars rather than painfully slow
organic-analog models with faulty software.