[nfbmi-talk] FW: More on Self-Driven Cars Oh how I want one!

[fred olver]

Very cool.  ROFL.

Fred
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> Hi Fred,
>
> That's funny.  Since it is self driving, It could simply circle the block
> for errands.  Not sure of parking structures, etc.  In some places there 
> are
> transponders or parking permits for regular commuters.  In downtown 
> lansing,
> there are a lot of free spaces within a several block radius.  I guess the
> owner could program the car to go park and then return at a certain time 
> or
> maybe summon the car remotely. If I had 1, since I live fairly close to
> downtown, I would just send it home and tell it to come back for me..
>
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
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> Fred, they don't comment on it, but how I wonder does the car get parked 
> in
> a parking lot?
>
> Fred Olver
>
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>> From: Vickie Rolison [mailto:rolisonv at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:12 PM
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>> Subject: More on Self-Driven Cars Oh how I want one!
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>>
>> self-driven cars
>>
>> SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California took a step toward becoming the
>>
>> second state in the nation to allow self-driven cars on its roads on
>>
>> Monday, as the state Senate unanimously agreed to allow autonomously
>>
>> driven vehicles such as those pioneered by Google.
>>
>> Google's self-driving cars have already crossed the Golden Gate Bridge
>>
>> and driven along the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway, according to
>>
>> the company, which has taken California lawmakers on test drives.
>>
>> "I had the pleasure of going out for a drive on the autonomous
>>
>> vehicle," California state Senator Alan Lowenthal said before the
>>
>> unopposed vote. "I have to say that there are some still issues with
>>
>> it, but it's a better driver than I am."
>>
>> The California bill, which passed in a 37-0 vote, will now go to the
>>
>> state Assembly for consideration before heading to the desk of
>> Governor
>>
>> Jerry Brown. If passed and signed, it would go into effect in January
>> 2013.
>>
>> Google's self-driven cars rely on video cameras, radar sensors,
>> lasers,
>>
>> and a database of information collected from manually driven cars to
>>
>> help navigate, according to the company, which pioneered the
>>
>> experimental technology in 2010.
>>
>> "This technology is coming," Senator Alex Padilla, the bill's sponsor,
>>
>> said on the Senate floor. "We've got to embrace the technology and
>>
>> embrace the benefit that comes with it, but do so in a way that abides
>>
>> by the safety requirements and regulations of our roads."
>>
>> Padilla, Lowenthal and other state Senators test-rode autonomous
>>
>> vehicles before voting on the legislation.
>>
>> "When it's you in that drivers seat, and you engage the autonomous
>>
>> technology, take your hands off the wheel and foot off the pedal, it's
>>
>> not until then that you appreciate how sophisticated the technology
>>
>> is," Padilla said after the vote, adding that the unanimous bipartisan
>>
>> support is a good indication of smooth sailing through the Assembly.
>>
>> The Nevada legislature was the first to authorize self-driving cars
>>
>> last year. The measure went into effect in March and in May, the
>>
>> state's Department of Motor Vehicles issued an autonomous vehicle
>>
>> license for a Toyota Prius that Google had modified.
>>
>> Arizona, Hawaii, Florida and Oklahoma are also considering autonomous
>>
>> vehicles legislation. Other automakers are working on similar
>>
>> self-driven car technology.
>>
>> (Reporting by Mary Slosson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Leslie
>> Gevirtz)
>>
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