[nfb-talk] The Google Car, what do you think?

[Sherri]

I wonder if we even approached Google?
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From: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>
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> Hi, Sherry.
>
> I know it's been a while since we started this project, but just remember 
> that the Virginia Tech team was the only one that would work with us, even 
> though there were quite a few groups trying to develop self-driving cars. 
> Maybe if this one works out, Google might be more interested.
>
> Beth Wright
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> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>>I have people in my life who drive. I know how much they have to 
>>concentrate on to get from point A to point B. I just don't understand how 
>>tactile and auditory feedback is going to help us focus on maybe 15 
>>different things at once. A car that is programmed and takes you from 
>>point A to point B makes a lot more sense to me. It is a car that could 
>>appeal to all! Again, I think working with Google would be a real plus for 
>>NFB. But what do I know and if being first is really the most important 
>>thing then ....
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>> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
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>>> because the nfb wants to be first and wants the credit
>>> Bryan Schulz
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>>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] The Google Car, what do you think?
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>>>>I really think this is more what we are looking for. This is a car 
>>>>"anyone" could "drive". Google has lots of resources. Why don't we jump 
>>>>on their bandwagon?
>>>>
>>>> Sherri
>>>>
>>>> Google is testing cars that drive themselves  Google announced Sunday
>>>>   that it has developed cars that drive themselves
>>>> automatically in traffic, and that it has been testing them on the
>>>> streets of California for months. It might seem like an unusual project
>>>> for Google, but it  could actually have big benefits.
>>>> We're not just talking about cars running Google Android.
>>>> This is the stuff of science fiction. The only accident that has
>>>> occurred so far: One of the cars was rear-ended by a driver at a stop
>>>> light. Human error!
>>>>
>>>> The vehicles have been tested on 140,000 miles of California road, from
>>>> Silicon Valley to Santa Monica.
>>>>
>>>> Each car is manned during the tests. One person sits in the driver's
>>>> seat, ready to take control of the vehicle instantly by grabbing the
>>>> wheel or touch the brake should something go wrong with the system. The 
>>>> person in the
>>>> passenger's seat is an engineer who monitors the software operations on 
>>>> a
>>>> computer.
>>>>
>>>> Google (Google) hired engineers who previously participated in
>>>> competitions and races involving automated cars -- important turning
>>>> points in the development of the technology, which has been coming into 
>>>> its own since around 2005 according to The New York Times.
>>>>
>>>> If your first concern is one of safety, Google would argue that you're
>>>> going about it all wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Safety is one of the the project's purposes. Google believes that the
>>>> technology could nearly half the number of automobile-related deaths
>>>> because computers are supposedly
>>>> better  at driving than humans in the right circumstances.
>>>>
>>>> There are other hypothetical pluses, too. The vehicles' instant 
>>>> reaction
>>>> time and 360-degree awareness would allow them to drive closer together
>>>> on the highway than humans can, reducing traffic congestion. They could 
>>>> be more
>>>> careful when operating the gas, reducing fuel consumption.
>>>>
>>>> But the biggest benefit for Google would be the hour or so of daily
>>>> commute time the car owner would save. Instead of driving, he or she
>>>> could either be productive or entertained in the vehicle, doing work on 
>>>> a wireless
>>>> Internet (Internet) connection or watching television.
>>>>
>>>> Google doesn't say it explicitly, but TechCrunch was
>>>> quick to note that this time could be spent using Google products and 
>>>> absorbing
>>>> Google-run advertising.
>>>>
>>>> The most optimistic projections put this technology at least eight 
>>>> years
>>>> away from market, though. Legal hassles are among the myriad problems;
>>>> all of the current traffic laws assume that a human driver is present 
>>>> in the vehicle
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