[NFBMO] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB President Receives Automotive Innovation Award

[Roger Crome]

Wouldn’t it be cool if the cars could use all kinds of analytical information to calculate the appropriate speed.  The car may have the ability to know it’s safe speed.  We could get rid of speed limits, and with vehicles communicating with each other, the transit times could be significantly shortened with the ability to travel faster without placing human error into the mix.


GM is ready to release a Chevy Cruise with no steering wheel in 2019 which in car years means about 7 or 8 months from now.  I do not like the Cruise, but I would be willing to make the investment for the independence.Very exciting times indeed.
Roger

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> On Jan 26, 2018, at 11:19 AM, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> One thing also to remember is that many cars right now can only operate the
> way
> they do because they are already using 8 or more computer systems in them.
> A while back we were in Springfield when the care in front of us suddenly
> hit the brakes.
> Our car automatically hit our brakes before Sharon could.
> I think some people freak out over the car using artificial intelligence,
> and are
> worried about the car having to make a critical life and death decision. I
> think the
> bigger thing we have to worry about is the law firms chomping at the bit to
> file lawsuits,
> regardless. But the more autonomous cars that are on the road, they will be
> talking
> to each other, and that will also make driving safer.
> 
> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of MO
> http://www.nfbmo.org/
> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
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> 
> Live the life you want
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 9:01 AM, Gary Wunder via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Computer hardware, software, and sensor failure are always a possibility.
>> So
>> too are heart attacks, strokes, and mechanical failure of the vehicle.
>> Moving, and moving fast will always contain some element of risk, that's
>> for
>> sure. In my mind, the measuring stick for safety will be the numbers.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBMO [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of LAWRENCE LUCK
>> via
>> NFBMO
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>> Cc: LAWRENCE LUCK; Gary Wunder
>> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB President Receives
>> Automotive Innovation Award
>> 
>> I worry about the computer blue screen of death or loss of function of a
>> sensor
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Wunder via NFBMO" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Gary Wunder" <GWunder at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:34:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB President Receives
>> Automotive Innovation Award
>> 
>> I think we are assuming that a human will be more aware of that person
>> darting out in front of them, and I suspect this isn't correct. The
>> computer
>> will always be on watch, and if an accident of this kind is avoidable, I'm
>> willing to bet on the constantly on guard machine over the easily
>> distractible human.
>> 
>> 
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