Comments on: Autonomy http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/08/29/autonomy/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 16:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tony Toews http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/08/29/autonomy/#comment-16866 Tony Toews Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:33:43 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1623#comment-16866 Hmm, I can see some interesting cases in front of the judge regarding drunk "drivers". "But your honour I never had to touch the controls all the way home." Hmm, I can see some interesting cases in front of the judge regarding drunk “drivers”. “But your honour I never had to touch the controls all the way home.”

]]> By: Bill T. http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/08/29/autonomy/#comment-16862 Bill T. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:37 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1623#comment-16862 This reminds me of a story (urban legend?) about a Saudi who came to the US and bought an RV. Out on the road, he turned on the cruise control and then went into the back to get a drink.... So, maybe the experimenters shouldn't have been so surprised. This reminds me of a story (urban legend?) about a Saudi who came to the US and bought an RV. Out on the road, he turned on the cruise control and then went into the back to get a drink….

So, maybe the experimenters shouldn’t have been so surprised.

]]> By: Betty Barcode http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/08/29/autonomy/#comment-16839 Betty Barcode Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:15:24 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1623#comment-16839 I cannot think of a better example of misapplied technology. We already *have* a vehicle that takes you where you want to go without you having to operate it and we've had this machine for a century and a half. It is called a train. If people really want to ride and arrive without having to do the driving, they ought to be lobbying for a restoration of the nation's rail system. I cannot think of a better example of misapplied technology. We already *have* a vehicle that takes you where you want to go without you having to operate it and we’ve had this machine for a century and a half. It is called a train. If people really want to ride and arrive without having to do the driving, they ought to be lobbying for a restoration of the nation’s rail system.

]]> By: Zebee http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/08/29/autonomy/#comment-16796 Zebee Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:34:48 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1623#comment-16796 I'm not surprised. For most people a car journey is an unavoidable waste of time between where they are and where they want to be. An unpleasant chore with not enough stimulation to be interesting. So having someone else do it is attractive. Especially if you think they are better at it than you are, which people aren't willing to say of other people, but are willing to say to a machine. Because most of the time machines are better - cooked your own toast on a fire lately? I’m not surprised. For most people a car journey is an unavoidable waste of time between where they are and where they want to be. An unpleasant chore with not enough stimulation to be interesting.

So having someone else do it is attractive. Especially if you think they are better at it than you are, which people aren’t willing to say of other people, but are willing to say to a machine. Because most of the time machines are better - cooked your own toast on a fire lately?

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