[colug-432] Great moments in computer science

[tom]

On 06/02/2015 10:48 PM, Jeff Frontz wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 9:07 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com 
> <mailto:thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On 06/02/2015 05:59 PM, Jeff Frontz wrote:
>     > you keep careening toward the embankment
>     How So?
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> When you're in a "fly-by-wire" car, the computer is between you and 
> the ignition/transmission. If the task that pays attention to driver 
> input drops core, there is no way to "turn off the ignition, put it in 
> neutral, put it in low gear, etc."
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You are assuming a completely fly by wire car. Are there any today? For 
instance my car has manual transmission with a manually operated clutch. 
It does have electric power steering. Don't know if or how much a 
computer controls that. I don't think a self driving car is a great 
idea. That's using more and more technology to solve a social problem. 
Get the drunks off the road, and put drivers ed back in public schools. 
The only advantage I can see a self driver having is that I could go out 
drinking and say "Home James" at the end of the night.
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