Too Many Cars on The Road... Artificial Intelligence Coming

[ARHarh]

Jag_NE said:

Gary C said:

Oooh


I am so glad I grew up when you could blast cross country up and down the UK without worrying about your licence everytime you stepped out of the house.

Mobile phone users though, should have automated mobile snipers to take them out.

Ooooooo yeah making enthusiastic progress, in a cabin that’s nice place to be, on a Sunday morning, NA petrol, manual shaft gripped tightly….ooooofffff set driving to nine tenths of the limit dr spock mmmmmmm

I agree those days heading back from the coast up the M3, late on a sunday at well in excess of the 70 limit, till you got to the queue at Winchester. It was normal to run at 95 mph with a whole load of other cars doing the same.

Mind you in those days, I did get stopped by Policeman for an attitude test far more of than I get caught by speed cameras these days though. Mostly you were just told to behave and be on your way.

[Mad Maximus]

Gary C said:

Oooh


I am so glad I grew up when you could blast cross country up and down the UK without worrying about your licence everytime you stepped out of the house.

Mobile phone users though, should have automated mobile snipers to take them out.

Agree. Much rather this than more speed scameras.

[CrgT16]

We had issue with the European Union forever tightening the grip.

This is the future… complete nanny and irrational nanny state. There is a part of society that would love to pin us down in everything we do. I accept societal rules and laws but I want my freedom, including the freedom to be private and to not be monitored 24/7. It is difficult with the internet age but I don’t want to live in China!!

Starts well intentioned but soon enough will become really invasive in your lives.

Some say if you do nothing wrong you have nothing to fear…. Not buying it. The new car telematics should be encrypted and our journeys should be private. On a pay per mile future I don’t mind a mileage access but location/route access by the government would not be good. Don’t like it by third parties either but it’s difficult to not be tracked today.

[bigothunter]

CrgT16 said:

This is the future… complete nanny and irrational nanny state. There is a part of society that would love to pin us down in everything we do.

Unfortunately unavoidable

[mgv8]

We are not far from:
Go outside, car is there to pick us up. Drives us to where we want to go, then off to the next pickup. All automated, self driving and charging.
It will start by closing central London to people driving themself and moving from city to city. FInaly across the UK.

[VanDriver99]

mgv8 said:

We are not far from:
Go outside, car is there to pick us up. Drives us to where we want to go, then off to the next pickup. All automated, self driving and charging.
It will start by closing central London to people driving themself and moving from city to city. FInaly across the UK.

mmmm interesting....maybe not in our time tho.

We have scoffed at others view of the future before....and then made to look stupid ???

[bigothunter]

VanDriver99 said:

mgv8 said:

We are not far from:
Go outside, car is there to pick us up. Drives us to where we want to go, then off to the next pickup. All automated, self driving and charging.
It will start by closing central London to people driving themself and moving from city to city. FInaly across the UK.

mmmm interesting....maybe not in our time tho.

We have scoffed at others view of the future before....and then made to look stupid ???

In Masdar City's controlled environment, driverless automated pods have been running for several years. Goal of their PRT Personal Rapid Transit is to replace private cars within the city.

Motorway environment offers similar opportunities. No need for speed cameras when fully autonomous cars arrive.

[Retroman]

VanDriver99 said:

This is our future .....What do you think ?? I have a friend who is suffering at their hands at the moment ???

I'm all for it. If people can't drive competantly without doing these things, then they will either learn through fines and points, or they'll end up banned. Either way it'll make the roads safer and less stressful to drive for me.

[bigothunter]

Retroman said:

I'm all for it. If people can't drive competantly without doing these things, then they will either learn through fines and points, or they'll end up banned. Either way it'll make the roads safer and less stressful to drive for me.

How about if they can't spell competently?

[Electronicpants]

30 years from now the car ownership, bar a select few rich or enthusiasts, will be no longer, front gardens back to being gardens, pavements with no cars parked on them, tree lined streets without a sea of cars parked both sides.

Go on your phone, order driverless cab, 2 mins later it appears from one of many specific areas, and your on your way, once your done, cab goes back to parking area and recharges, all AI managed, (wee white things with a load of glass and "chillout classics" playing on repeat )

Read the paper, have a pint, facetime your sister in Australia, chill and get home without having done a thing (other than pay Uber Johnny Cab 15 quid).

How car manufacturers will survive this inevitable automation will be interesting.

Genuinely, with the way things are going in terms of automation, heath and safety and technology, can't see it going any other way.

[bigothunter]

Guybrush said:

bigothunter said:

VanDriver99 said:

Acusensus Heads-Up uses patented technology to detect and capture prosecutable evidence of drivers illegally using mobile phones whilst driving. The solution additionally simultaneously captures evidence of other dangerous driver behaviours including seatbelt non-compliance and speeding (at a point or averaged over a distance).

This is our future .....What do you think ?? I have a friend who is suffering at their hands at the moment ???

Fully autonomous vehicles cannot come soon enough. Take responsibility and control over 20 mph away from the driver.

You sound like one of those drivers who shouldn't be driving in the first place, if your confidence is so lacking.

The cryptic nature of my comment was lost on you.

We are heading towards a nightmare scenario - every action of the driver monitored and controlled. I hate that prospect and culture of our nanny state. Autonomous vehicles appear the only way out. After all, how can mere humans be expected to control potentially lethal cars? Where the infrastructure does not support autonomy, manual control can provide the solution. But as we all know, 20 is plenty.

Meanwhile it's 130 mph plus for me, but only where legal

[Colonel Cupcake]

Retroman said:

VanDriver99 said:

This is our future .....What do you think ?? I have a friend who is suffering at their hands at the moment ???

I'm all for it. If people can't drive competantly without doing these things, then they will either learn through fines and points, or they'll end up banned. Either way it'll make the roads safer and less stressful to drive for me.

So people never get behind the wheel if banned?

[Retroman]

Colonel Cupcake said:

So people never get behind the wheel if banned?

That's a pretty silly statement. It's like trying to imply prosecuting people for drink driving is a waste of time, because people still drink and drive.

Most people who are banned don't drive thankfully. And the ones that do it frequently usually end up in jail, thankfully.

[OutInTheShed]

VanDriver99 said:

mgv8 said:

We are not far from:
Go outside, car is there to pick us up. Drives us to where we want to go, then off to the next pickup. All automated, self driving and charging.
It will start by closing central London to people driving themself and moving from city to city. FInaly across the UK.

mmmm interesting....maybe not in our time tho.

We have scoffed at others view of the future before....and then made to look stupid ???

If you read the technology journals from about 20 years ago, this is pretty much supposed ot have happened already.

They didn't invest billions in self-driving just for a few irritating 'driver aids'.
The whole mantra was about ' transport as a service' not 'cars as chattels'.

[bigothunter]

OutInTheShed said:

If you read the technology journals from about 20 years ago, this is pretty much supposed ot have happened already.

They didn't invest billions in self-driving just for a few irritating 'driver aids'.

The whole mantra was about ' transport as a service' not 'cars as chattels'.

Driver aids facilitate the path to autonomous cars.

Authorities and manufacturers get the opportunity to test and develop them in 'real world' conditions using the public as unwitting guinea pigs.

Perfect

[blue_haddock]

And on my way home tonight there was one of these situated on the A5 between Shrewsbury and Telford.

[MightyBadger]

VanDriver99 said:

Acusensus Heads-Up uses patented technology to detect and capture prosecutable evidence of drivers illegally using mobile phones whilst driving. The solution additionally simultaneously captures evidence of other dangerous driver behaviours including seatbelt non-compliance

Good.

[CG2020UK]

Not a fan of the tightening of control at all.

However people on phones and without seatbelts are idiots as far as I’m concerned.

Controversial but I’d rather AI and cameras were used by someone driving about in a van and if you are parked illegally instant fine. My local town is shocking.

[Howitzer]

What a disgusting idea for society.

Freedom lost, lots of people with dash cams and roadside units playing policeman.

It’s a horrible way to live and will create a joyless existence.

Those who say “well don’t do anything wrong and you will be ok” are incredibly naive to think that once the low hanging fruit is taken, they won’t go after anyone else.

Cycling a bit wobbly, not on my watch, oh we don’t like the food you eat, ban that.

If you think you need nannying or are perfect, you very likely are far from it. Humans make mistakes and that needs addressing but not at the cost of basic human rights and freedoms.

Far more police who have a backbone and more rights at the roadside. Like Judge Dredd but no machine pistols 😂

Dave!

[shirt]

Tbh I’d much rather have more of these than a single smart motorway.

They’ve had these cameras out here in Dubai since at least 2015, I remember when they put them in. Does tailgating, phone use, can be used to see if you’re eating at the wheel etc but don’t think that is fineable