31 replies to this topic

[GNR Rvolution]

Let the Robot Drive: The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here


This sounds like it's not far off commercial implementation, I can't wait!

http://www.wired.com...omouscars/all/1

[Craven]

I'm following this for quite some time. I love it. And I'm especially happy that those cars will be legal in Nevada, it's first step towards spreading this technology. I really hope insurance companies will promote this type of driving, this should increase popularity.

[GNR Rvolution]

Between this and hydrogen fuel cells I'm actually starting to feel like I can drive a car again and not feel guilty

[eacao]

I'd love to know how much it costs to produce. This sounds great, and if what has been written is accurate, not exaggerated; if it is true then I think that deadline of commercial auto-cars being available by the end of the decade could well be true. Then, as the timeline has it, in the 2030s, the majority of cars might well be autonomous. I'm excited about the future.

by the way, I've lived in 2 millennia, 2 centuries and 3 decades, and I'm not even 20 yet.

Edited by eacao, 24 January 2012 - 01:34 PM.

[jjf3]

Back to the future portrayed a hover conversion system for cars in 2015. Apply that same concept to cars of the future but instead replace it with driverless technology. Lets say its 2025, you've got yourself a business startup idea right there!

[GNR Rvolution]

Google gets Nevada driving licence for self-drive car

Driverless cars will soon be a reality on the roads of Nevada after the state approved America's first self-driven vehicle licence

The first to hit the highway will be a Toyota Prius modified by search firm Google, which is leading the way in driverless car technology. The car uses video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder to "see" other traffic. Engineers at Google have previously tested the car on the streets of California, including crossing San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge.


http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-17989553

Edited by GNR Rvolution, 08 May 2012 - 11:50 AM.

[amiee1]

Apparently the Prius they are using as a test car has travelled 140,000 miles with out an accident so far (excluding the human driver who bumped into the back of it) sounds better than my driving!

http://www.pricerunn...ecoming-reality

[José Andrade]

I am curious about driveless cars. I have been searching around in some sites and most of theme say we will have this cars by 2017.

 

 

What do you guys think? 2017 is just 4 years away, do you think we will have this cars so soon?

Edited by José Andrade, 12 February 2013 - 11:54 AM.

[Craven]

Well you can say we have them already. They work and are legal in two states of USA. I don't think it's a stretch to expect commercially avaiable models by 2017. But not many people will have them.

[José Andrade]

Well you can say we have them already. They work and are legal in two states of USA. I don't think it's a stretch to expect commercially avaiable models by 2017. But not many people will have them.

Yeah, i know that, and it's three states actually. But even for the firsts, more expensive ones 2017 seems really early. Anyway, the sooner the first ones come out the sooner there will be used ones and the new ones start to get cheaper. I hate driving when there is too much traffic in my city downtown so i want one still this decade if possible.

[Craven]

And it'll make streets a lot safer.

[José Andrade]

And it'll make streets a lot safer.

Yes, i just hope they can't be hacked.

[Raklian]

And it'll make streets a lot safer.

Yes, i just hope they can't be hacked.

 

Everything can be hacked - just that the determining factor is the complexity.

[José Andrade]

And it'll make streets a lot safer.

Yes, i just hope they can't be hacked.

 

Everything can be hacked - just that the determining factor is the complexity.

I agree. I hope it's hard in this case!

[Italian Ufo]

Wow

[Squillimy]

See That's the weird thing about technology these days. New stuff just comes out of nowhere all the time and gets integrated into our lives more and more often, so much infact that we take it for granted and don't even realize it. HD TV's are extremely recent, wireless charging is new, so are smartphones, super-graphical videogames etc. All very new. All these are dramatic changes that came out of nowhere and now almost everyone has HDTV's and smartphones, and everyone takes for granted how realistic videogames look too.

 

So yea i dont think its far fetched in a mere 4 - 5 years driverless cars start gaining popularity. like a 'cruise control' button you can press when you want the car to drive, or a manual mode when you want to drive. It's not far fetched at all. And while that may come out in a few years, only a few people will have them but it'll gain popularity quickly (just like smartphones did). Then just give it a few years after that (after  they are released), and almost everyone will have these types of cars.

EDIT: Also, These cars will only improve upon themselves with the use of smart communication between them, and input from programmers / common citzens (just like google maps). Also maybe even with help from the growth of AI, until they reach perfection.

 

As for hacking. Yea everything can get hacked into but some things harder than others. as i imagine these cars won't really be hooked up to the internet as we know it, but rather a 'mainframe' in the car itself that communicates with the other cars around it so it can prevent hacking. Oh boy it's a good time to be majoring in software engineering!

Edited by Squillimy, 12 February 2013 - 08:02 PM.

[Raklian]

We take everything granted today so much that if they were taken away overnight, we'll die from effects of withdrawal. Like a fish gulping on a dry bed during its death throes.

[Squillimy]

Yup. Driverless cars will come out. everyone will be like "cool wow awesome", then a few years after we wont even be thinking twice before we just hop in our car and tell it to take us to destination B. Then we'll be waiting for the next cool thing to come out, it's a never ending conquest lol.

 

Traffic cops will be crippled for sure. Even the most reckless of drivers won't bother driving on the main roads when the point gets to where you can just relax and listen to music / watch tv on the way to your destination.

[Casey]

See That's the weird thing about technology these days. New stuff just comes out of nowhere all the time and gets integrated into our lives more and more often, so much infact that we take it for granted and don't even realize it. HD TV's are extremely recent, wireless charging is new, so are smartphones, super-graphical videogames etc. All very new. All these are dramatic changes that came out of nowhere and now almost everyone has HDTV's and smartphones, and everyone takes for granted how realistic videogames look too.

 

So yea i dont think its far fetched in a mere 4 - 5 years driverless cars start gaining popularity. like a 'cruise control' button you can press when you want the car to drive, or a manual mode when you want to drive. It's not far fetched at all. And while that may come out in a few years, only a few people will have them but it'll gain popularity quickly (just like smartphones did). Then just give it a few years after that (after  they are released), and almost everyone will have these types of cars.

EDIT: Also, These cars will only improve upon themselves with the use of smart communication between them, and input from programmers / common citzens (just like google maps). Also maybe even with help from the growth of AI, until they reach perfection.

 

As for hacking. Yea everything can get hacked into but some things harder than others. as i imagine these cars won't really be hooked up to the internet as we know it, but rather a 'mainframe' in the car itself that communicates with the other cars around it so it can prevent hacking. Oh boy it's a good time to be majoring in software engineering!

 

So you think driverless cars will be ubiquitous by the mid to late 2020s? I think that's the most generous estimate I've come across (the main FutureTimeline website predicts mid-2030s), but it's optimistic without being unrealistic. I certainly hope things will progress on this time scale! A world of self-driving cars would be wonderful, at least for everyone except Driver's Ed teachers.

[Practical Mind]

See That's the weird thing about technology these days. New stuff just comes out of nowhere all the time and gets integrated into our lives more and more often, so much infact that we take it for granted and don't even realize it. HD TV's are extremely recent, wireless charging is new, so are smartphones, super-graphical videogames etc. All very new. All these are dramatic changes that came out of nowhere and now almost everyone has HDTV's and smartphones, and everyone takes for granted how realistic videogames look too.

It doesn't come from nowhere.

It's just the press is starting to pay attention to the technology, and you see the results. The autonomous driving technologies, for one, has been in development since mid-1990s.

That is not to say, that the development cycle does not shorten. It does, thanks to the combination of more powerful development / science tools and economic models that favour risk - but it still takes years.