[Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or not

[michael townsend]

Too Much Information coming across may make the car accessible for us but if
drivers can turn that off, so be it.  I don't want to drive Ford Escape
hybrid, as such, but someone's comments of "I wonder what this will do for
the backwoods and dirt roads" made me think that this system will ultimately
start to be offered on highways like route 95 from here to Florida, meaning
NJ.  Straight roads under controlled conditions is the best platform to get
this started.  After that, it will probably be years until these vehicles
reach larger, then smaller cities, then towns., If you're 21, you'll
probably see this in your lifetime.  And, it's inevitable, though not
probably affordable nor practical.  

I can see this now.  Schools which will offer courses in this...and,
organizations who rail against such technological advances, just like those
issues that still are on the books today with certain organizations and
guide dogs or that have issues with certain blindness skills or aids to
assist the blind to confidently move through life.  

Just my thoughts, folks.  

 

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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or
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If the manufacturers do not provide a mechanism which gives blind persons
full access for using the car including not only issuing instructions but
for being able to help deal with emergencies then the system is not
accessible.

It is great that the car can "drive itself".  However, will I have a way to
issue instructions easily?  Will I be able to hear what the car sees around
it if I wish?  Will I have a way to make informed decisions if something
unexpected happens?

If the answers to these questions are now then the car is not accessible and
I suspect someone will demand that blind people not be able to use these
cars without a sighted person in the cabin.


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From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or
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You are saying what, Michael?  

 

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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:49 PM
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This is great as long as they build in accessibility.


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From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:15 PM
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Subject: [Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or not

>From Fox News:

Need a Lift? Phone Your Car and It'll Pick You Up

German scientists have unveiled the latest in self-driving car technology --
an autonomous vehicle named "MadeInGermany" (MIG), which passengers can even
call for a lift.

Computer scientist Raul Rojas and his team at Berlin's Free University (FU)
have developed the experimental car which they hope will revolutionize the
future of driving.

Passengers can phone their MIG using an iPad or smartphone and the Global
Positioning System integrated into these devices reveals the caller's
location to the car, which then works out the best route and tells the
passenger how long it will take it to get there.

The car's designers say their invention will support environmentally
friendly developments by making car-sharing more practical -- if several
people are traveling in the same direction, one unmanned taxi can pick them
all up.

Optimal use of the technology could see the number of cars in Berlin reduced
to one-fifth of their current number, they say.

"With an ordinary mobile multimedia device (iPad) the driver can access all
the on-board electronics," a spokesman said. "This opens up entirely new
possibilities for operating the vehicle, far beyond the previous ideas of
remote control."

Drivers who suddenly decide they want to steer the vehicle via an iPad can
turn the automatic technology off and take control themselves.

The MIG uses sensor technology to create a three-dimensional image of the
street on the car's computer so that the car is able to detect bikes,
pedestrians, road markings and signs.

The technology enables it to respond to traffic lights independently, to
give way in accordance with the highway code and to stop in case of
unexpected events.


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