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

[Fred Wurtzel]

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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> self-driven cars
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> SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California took a step toward becoming the
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> second state in the nation to allow self-driven cars on its roads on
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> Monday, as the state Senate unanimously agreed to allow autonomously
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> driven vehicles such as those pioneered by Google.
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> Google's self-driving cars have already crossed the Golden Gate Bridge
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> and driven along the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway, according to
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> the company, which has taken California lawmakers on test drives.
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> "I had the pleasure of going out for a drive on the autonomous
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> vehicle," California state Senator Alan Lowenthal said before the
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> unopposed vote. "I have to say that there are some still issues with
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> it, but it's a better driver than I am."
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> The California bill, which passed in a 37-0 vote, will now go to the
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> state Assembly for consideration before heading to the desk of 
> Governor
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> Jerry Brown. If passed and signed, it would go into effect in January 
> 2013.
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> Google's self-driven cars rely on video cameras, radar sensors, 
> lasers,
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> and a database of information collected from manually driven cars to
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> help navigate, according to the company, which pioneered the
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> experimental technology in 2010.
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> "This technology is coming," Senator Alex Padilla, the bill's sponsor,
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> said on the Senate floor. "We've got to embrace the technology and
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> embrace the benefit that comes with it, but do so in a way that abides
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> by the safety requirements and regulations of our roads."
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> Padilla, Lowenthal and other state Senators test-rode autonomous
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> vehicles before voting on the legislation.
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> "When it's you in that drivers seat, and you engage the autonomous
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> technology, take your hands off the wheel and foot off the pedal, it's
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> not until then that you appreciate how sophisticated the technology
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> is," Padilla said after the vote, adding that the unanimous bipartisan
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> support is a good indication of smooth sailing through the Assembly.
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> The Nevada legislature was the first to authorize self-driving cars
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> last year. The measure went into effect in March and in May, the
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> state's Department of Motor Vehicles issued an autonomous vehicle
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> license for a Toyota Prius that Google had modified.
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> Arizona, Hawaii, Florida and Oklahoma are also considering autonomous
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> vehicles legislation. Other automakers are working on similar
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> self-driven car technology.
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> (Reporting by Mary Slosson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Leslie
> Gevirtz)
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