Hello Peter & PIC.ers, >Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0300 >From: "Peter L. Peres" >Subject: Re: [OT]: detecting emergency vehicles > >> In an attempt to bring it back on topic (or at least >> to involve myself in the discussion), what does >> everybody think about cars that can "drive >> themselves". > >How many lives is it going to cost to remove the more obvious bugs out of >that system ? > >Peter Well, I'd guess we can't expect perfection straight away. There *will* be some accidents. I'm sure some people will be injured, and die too. What that has to be compared against, is just how many lives are lost and misery created by what we are living with presently. I don't envisage a step-change in the automobile landscape, probably there'll be the first stage of approved systems for land-trains where the vehicles in a train are linked by telemetry and *tested, compliant* software. Vehicles in such trains would naturally be stock standard but with bolted-on capability for the periods they are engaged in a train. Once proven successful, and most importantly there exists enthusiastic public support, we could tackle the next stage. What might that be.... ..mmm... it's not obvious just off-hand. bestos, John email from the desk of John Sanderson. JS Controls, PO Box 1887, Boksburg 1460, Rep. of S. Africa. Tel/Fax 011 893 4154, Cell 082 741 6275, web http://www.jscontrols.co.za Manufacturer & purveyor of laboratory force testing apparatus & related products & services. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.