Robot-driven cars on roads by 2030: scientist

Breitbart.com ^ | 02-17-07 | WestVirginiaRebel

[WestVirginiaRebel]

KITT gets competition!

[COBOL2Java]

Doesn't Al Gore already drive?

[ClearCase_guy]

Intelligent robot cars will be nice.

By the way -- where is the flying car that I was promised? They were due by 2000, right?

[AntiGuv]

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[Army Air Corps]

No thanks; I actually enjoy driving.

[Shaun_MD]

We've been able to do this for some time actually. Think about it. If you have a micro-controller like basicstamp that can run motors based on the stimulus around them...

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Everyone will climb in a car and it will go to destinations without direct intervention. We have that now, we call it a PASSENGER TRAIN for crying out loud!

~ Blue Jays ~

[verum ago]

that's too bad, because by then the nanny state will probably have decided for you that a robot is safer.

[Army Air Corps]

Also, I can see sicko hackers getting their twisted jollies via viruses that cause numerous collisions.

[tickmeister]

In other news, we will have domed cities by 1980, and even as we speak, hogs are sprouting wings.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Here ya go : )

[verum ago]

mmmmm... hog wings sounds like a great food....

[Luke Skyfreeper]

By the way -- where is the flying car that I was promised? They were due by 2000, right?

Looks like certification for the Moller Skycar is anticipated by the end of next year. Taking deposits for purchase now!

http://www.moller.com/newm.htm

http://www.moller.com/purc.htm

[dman4384]

Cool.

I'll be getting to old the drive about then.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

I think I read somewhere that there were actually a number of problems associated with flying cars, not the least of which were air travel regulations and too many car jets causing turbulance.

[Paladin2]

Coming this Fall:

http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/overview.asp

[GSlob]

I see an obstacle there: human drivers know that blasphemy and profanity are indispensable to driving, especially under the stressful conditions. And I am not sure that the robots are up to this aspect of the task.

[Kirkwood]

Does this mean I won't need a license to drive my car - if the robot is actually doing all the driving?

[Kirkwood]

I would like a flying car that flies itself.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

I'm sure there *are* a number of problems associated with flying cars. There are problems with any new technology. It took more than 15 years after the first actual product launch to produce the first really good version version of Microsoft Windows. That's just part of the new-technology game.

That being the case, I doubt the current early-in-the-game problems are going to prevent flying cars from eventually, um, taking off.