http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104892_tesla-autopilot-crash-what-one-model-s-owner-has-to-say
Meanwhile, sorry about your rust and your big end. Just don't see that having
a Tesla will make your rust worse. Have the distinct impression it will get
rid of your big end problem. mm?
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On 11 Jul 2016, 1:09 AM, at 1:09 AM, Bob T <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"the funny 10-year deadline people have suddenly invented as the break
between"
My car is now ten years old, and the roof has just started to rust, the
tailgate won't stay up, the fancy alloy wheels are starting break up,
and I
think the big end bearings are worn.
Hmmmph
On 9 July 2016 at 18:32, Peter Martin <prescribal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey, a few too many absolutes here, and a big dash of hyperbole.Yes
there are dangers in technology. (Hell, I've worked on 2 SCADAsystems,
and they scared me for a bit, there.)seems
But there are a few advantages, perhaps? The whole of life is an
exercise in risk management, folks.
Checked on some figures on the driverless Copenhagen Metro. It
that it has had no accidents since 2002 and about 2 or 3 years ago,that
system was carrying more than 55 million passengers p.a. MaybeStuff
computers did ok there for a while. (4 years past the funny 10-year
deadline people have suddenly invented as the break between Old Good
and New Dangerous Stuff.)road
Those who believe in Old Good Stuff might have a look at some of the
fatalities a While Back There. And yes, much of the change mightbe
about management of human frailties rather than weaker mechanicsetc...
But a lot of it has to do with better design. Ask the Formula Onedriver,,
as extreme examples of how much safer you can make mad driving atimportant,
ridiculous speeds if you work on better design.
Which only goes to show that your context for all this stuff is
as in Copenhagen trains run on lines that aren't infested with maddrunken
tweeting phone users showing off their non-existing driving skills totheir
mad mates -- because they don't get to drive! Computers do.So
which would you prefer ?added
Maybe just a smarter public transport system for a start ? With
flexibility for routes and schedules ?the
It seems computers can do some things right,, given a selection of
right context to work in. Don't think the bullet trains wouldwork
terrifically well without them. Or planes. Or banking systems. ...not
Or quite a few cars from 8 - 10 years ago and more.
Oh dear, we don't have to get down to this level, do we ?
And I don't think Ms C. is drafting emails with a pencil, so let's
get too carried away, shall we ?<allancharlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
-Peter M
On 8 July 2016 at 16:01, Allan Charlton
wrote:cleaner.
Whenever I hear someone praising autonomous cars - or, indeed, any
'smart' electronic device, I invite them to meet my robot vacuum
it's funMine is nowhere near as smart as its manufacturerer claimed, but
connected toto watch as it makes its decisions.
I wouldn't dream of buying a car from those people! Not a chance!
My car is ten years old and it's knee-deep in computers, all
sonan OBDII port. That stuff can be very useful, but problematical. My
accidentborrowed my car to tow a trailer carrying some parts and he had an
itselfwith the trailer. The automatic transmission on my car disengaged
anand wouldn't re-engage until my brakes were inspected. That cost him
ofexpensive towing job. An old-style mechanic wouldn't have a chance
austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxworking that out.
And if you think your ten-year-old car isn't computer-controlled, I
suggest you think again.
Allan
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