GM's FULLY Automated DRIVERLESS Cars

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GM's FULLY Automated DRIVERLESS Cars Jan 12, 2018 7:11:17 GMT President Ackbar™ and mszanadu like this

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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 12, 2018 7:11:17 GMT

GM says it's mass-producing cars without steering wheels

"The company says it has filed a petition with the federal government seeking permission to put the vehicles on the road sometime next year with no human backup drivers.

GM's Cruise Automation unit has announced plans to carry passengers in self-driving cars that won't have a backup driver in 2019. The location of the service has not been revealed."

"Waymo, which used to be the autonomous car arm of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, has made a limited number of autonomous vehicles without steering wheels and pedals."

www.wthr.com/article/gm-says-its-mass-producing-cars-without-steering-wheels

No Steering Wheels & No Brake Pedals...

So... NO WAY for the driver to take control, when the computer goes rouge...

And how are these cars supposed to.... Park in the correct parking spot in a parking garage or parking lot?... Parallel park on the city street?... Drive on Gravel and Dirt roads, which are not on Google Maps?... Stop when a child is killed in a Hit And Run accident by the Car?... Stop when the Car, sideswipes MY car?... Will the car stop for Active Railroad Crossings?... What happens if police wants to pull you over? If the car doesn't stop, will they charge you with "evading arrest"?... What happens if the "Driver" dies in the car, or jumps out of the window? Does it just keep going?...

And How will Automobile Insurance Companies deal with these kinds of vehicles?

Is it just me, or does this sound like a REALLY Bad idea...

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GM's FULLY Automated DRIVERLESS Cars Jan 12, 2018 7:41:02 GMT MCDemuth, mszanadu, and 1 more like this

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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jan 12, 2018 7:41:02 GMT

Jan 12, 2018 7:11:17 GMT MCDemuth said:

GM says it's mass-producing cars without steering wheels

No Steering Wheels & No Brake Pedals...

Is it just me, or does this sound like a REALLY Bad idea...

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GM's FULLY Automated DRIVERLESS Cars Jan 12, 2018 14:16:29 GMT President Ackbar™, MCDemuth, and 2 more like this

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Post by Catman on Jan 12, 2018 14:16:29 GMT

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GM's FULLY Automated DRIVERLESS Cars Jan 12, 2018 18:29:07 GMT Eλευθερί, mszanadu, and 1 more like this

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Post by MCDemuth on Jan 12, 2018 18:29:07 GMT

Jan 12, 2018 14:16:29 GMT Catman said:

Well, maybe someone will be killed, but not many.

Apparently anyone who chooses to sit, where the traditional Driver used to sit...

No pedal to the metal in GM's planned self-driving Cruise AV car

"DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car - one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal - to enter the automaker's first commercial ride-sharing fleet in 2019, executives said.

For passengers who cannot open doors, the Cruise AV - a rebranded version of GM's Chevrolet Bolt EV - has even been designed to perform that task. It will have other accommodations for hearing and visually impaired customers.

This will be one of the first self-driving vehicles in commercial passenger service and among the first to do away with manual controls for steering, brakes and throttle. What is the driver's seat in the Bolt EV will become the front left passenger seat in the Cruise AV, GM said."

"GM executives said the automaker has asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to allow 16 alterations to existing vehicle safety rules - such as having an airbag in what would normally be the driver's seat, but without a steering wheel - to enable the deployment of the Cruise AV."

"The automaker would then need to obtain similar approval from individual U.S. states. GM executives said seven U.S. states already allow the alterations sought by the automaker. In other states - including those that stipulate a car must have a licensed human driver - GM will work with regulators to change or get a waiver from existing rules."

"The Cruise AV will be able to operate in hands-free mode only in premapped urban areas."

lite.aol.com/tech/story/0002/20180112/KBN1F10DT_3

I hope they plan to put an air bag in the dashboard of the "front left passenger seat"...

...Or anyone who rides there could very well be killed in a collision.

"NO licensed human driver"?

So what's to stop young children from hopping in the car and going for a joy ride?

Meanwhile, the parents will think they have been kidnapped, and won't know how to find them.

"premapped urban areas"?

So, I guess this won't be able to be used in the Country, dirt roads or in parking garages...

Well, the article does basically say that GM considers these cars are for: "commercial passenger ride-sharing fleet service". In other words... City TAXI Service.

So not for sale to the every day consumers.

Still,

It really bothers me that these Demolition Man/Total Recall/Transformers/Knight Rider type vehicles... could go rouge from a malfunction, or getting hacked by terrorists (Skynet?)... and then go on a Demolition/Killing spree...

At least if there were some traditional controls, passengers could override the computer by turning it off and taking control... But, No...

Let's home the companies that own these potential weapons keep them regularly maintained, and the antivirus software updated.

It not the problems that they have planned for, that are of a concern... it's the problems that they have NOT planned for, that are...

A computer program is only as good as the idiot that programmed it... and they are not good at dealing with the unknown.

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