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by akirk
Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Ben Collins (Stig) release a DVD on stunt driving
Replies: 5
Views: 8273

Ben Collins (Stig) release a DVD on stunt driving

For those who enjoy driving with a little more risk...
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/10/an- ... n-collins/
DVD coming in November...

Alasdair
by akirk
Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from Shoreham (/I'm here too)
Replies: 4
Views: 5558

Re: Hello from Shoreham (/I'm here too)

Welcome etc...
Great to have you on board...
Alasdair
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:49 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Autonomous car ethics
Replies: 10
Views: 11464

Re: Autonomous car ethics

it also highlights that the issues don't lie in what the car can do - but in how it is programmed by the manufacturers... The logic rules it uses will need to cope with every scenario - ai is really not as developed yet as some make out, so they will have to consider coding for every imaginable sce...
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:01 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Autonomous car ethics
Replies: 10
Views: 11464

Re: Autonomous car ethics

stresseddave might have more knowledge about that, but wouldn't accidents above a certain level of severity probably be recorded somewhere in police / fire service files? and others might be found in insurance company files... I suspect there is a wealth of information which could be analysed - and ...
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:51 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Autonomous car ethics
Replies: 10
Views: 11464

Re: Autonomous car ethics

it also highlights that the issues don't lie in what the car can do - but in how it is programmed by the manufacturers... The logic rules it uses will need to cope with every scenario - ai is really not as developed yet as some make out, so they will have to consider coding for every imaginable scen...
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:36 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 7142

Re: Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade

jont- wrote:
akirk wrote:ahh missed that - sorry!
Alasdair

You even replied to it :lol:


I know :D I need to work on that memory loss! ...but I keep forgetting to do something about it!

Alasdair
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:35 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Autonomous car ethics
Replies: 10
Views: 11464

Re: Autonomous car ethics

if an autonomous car is driving through a town at a steady 15mph and a pedestrian steps out from in front of a bus etc. (i.e. not able to have been anticipated by the car) then, yes the car may have a range of choices - from crashing with passengers to hitting the pedestrian... if we look at all for...
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:16 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 7142

Re: Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade

ahh missed that - sorry!
Alasdair
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:14 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Autonomous car ethics
Replies: 10
Views: 11464

Autonomous car ethics

http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/features/erecting-the-ethics-barrier-for-autonomous-driving-1.1602196 It’s nothing more than a dune buggy on a cordoned-off street, but it’s headed for trouble. A jumble of sawhorses and traffic cones simulates a road crew working over a manhole, and the driverle...
by akirk
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 7142

Tesla adds autonomous features in software upgrade

You might not realise it when buying a new car, but the manufacturers might have all sorts of features hidden away... http://themarketmogul.com/teslas-leadership-pevs-goes-autopilot-version-7/ According to Tesla, in October of last year the automaker started equipping Model S with hardware to allow ...

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