[nfb-talk] Hebrew U scientists help blind 'see 'by activatingtheir visual brain cortex

[Buddy Brannan]

To the contrary, I suspect that self-driving technology may well outstrip us. In either case, the technology will, as it usually does, pull far ahead of the laws that govern its use. So even if our alternate interfaces to driving become reliable enough for real world conditions, I expect that the laws for us to use such a technology won't come into any force until self-driving cars become the norm. Even if that's the case, I'd say that there's a place for blind driving tech, because the self-driving computer will need a human backup, even if only for psychological reasons, and even if only to pull us over to the side of the road for the car to send a distress beacon. 

I suspect that blind driving technology will have ramifications far more wide ranging than blind drivers. I really expect the offshoots of this technology will far, far outstrip any of our current wildest expectations. 
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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On Jan 11, 2013, at 6:11 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:

> Me, I wouldn't count on the Google car.  I'm looking for more success from our own efforts in that direction.  Keep in mind that Google wants the car to drive itself:  We, on the other hand, want to drive the car-big difference.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
> 
> On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> I have never found anything other than driving a car that I could not do folie as a blind person. And it looks like we will be driving in the next few years if Google has its way. Karen
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 8:00 AM, "Todor Fassl" <fassl.tod at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Something doesn't make sense about this though.  How can you say you're happy being blind unless who you are is a blind person. Vision is a very handy thing. With vision you can catch a ball or run the high hurdles. You can appreciate a photograph of your kids. You can fly a plane or drive a taxi. Why wouldn't you want to be able to do those things?
>>> 
>>> If you're blind, there are a lot of things you can't do. But to me, that has nothing more to do with who I am than does not being able to do math like Albert Einstein or throw a football like Peyton Manning. That has nothing to do with who I am. I'm just not a blind guy.
>>> Would I like to be able to do math like Albert Einstein or throw a football like Peyton Manning? Sure. Would I like to be able to see like everybody else? You bet.
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mauricio Almeida" <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Hebrew U scientists help blind 'see 'by activatingtheir visual brain cortex
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> independently on what she meant to say, i agree with this point at least as far as i am concerned.
>>>> I never had vision, and I do not consider it important whatsoever, for I never , and I repeat, never, suffered prejudice due to blindness, as to me and to the people within my network prejudice hardly depends on us and how we let it come and affect our existence.
>>>> I am in favor of every single treatment available, for people should have the right of having sight if they wish, i just wouldn't do any of them, despite some people considering me crazy for not wanting such a cool thing as sight.
>>>> 
>>>> cheers
>>>> 
>>>> mauricio
>>>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:59 AM, "Todor Fassl" <fassl.tod at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> When you reply that way, it implies that you are ssaying that people should be happy with who they are instead of jumping through all these 
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