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Re: GM Announces Autonomously Driven Car
I think it is nice that they followed through on this project (I recollect having read something about it a few years ago in, I believe, Tech Review) but now it is time to put it to good use... the DARPA Grand Challenge Race!
Honestly, with the speed limitations, as some of you have already mentioned, this car may only be useful as a resort/city vehicle for now. And what about highway signs like the ones we have around my home that read "Old Hwy 164, Formerly CR-J" , "New Hwy 164, Formerly CR-F", and "Hwy 164/ CR-K". Even I can't make sense out of those, let alone know where each one now travels to! Just like with Mapquest, you can't expect the car to know every new road, construction project, detour, or shortcut.
The only saving grace is that the United States has much stronger restrictions on what kind of silly technologies we allow into our vehicles.
Besides, who wouldn't want to see a car try to putter along the "unlimited speed" sections of the Autobahn at 60 mph?
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