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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #75 on: August 22, 2016, 10:44:57 AM »
"But before you get nervous, whatever Ford comes up with won’t be for your driveway. Instead, the smartest Ford ever conceived will trawl city streets, serving the needs of the ride-hailing and sharing services that several carmakers are now backing as the next big thing in transport."

Oh boy Windows plus Ford and no steering wheel or brake pedal-
http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/news/ford-plans-to-ditch-the-steering-wheel/ar-BBvIsUA?li=AA8ewQ&ocid=spartanntp
Might be best if they ditch the windows so we can't watch
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #76 on: August 22, 2016, 11:05:33 AM »
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"... the smartest Ford ever conceived will trawl city streets, serving the needs of the ride-hailing and sharing services that several carmakers are now backing as the next big thing in transport."

Doesn't that sounds ****in fantastic for people who cant drive and need "parking assist" etc. What about the rest of us who enjoy driving and getting away?
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #77 on: August 22, 2016, 12:02:46 PM »
Can just see the news headlines now ! 10 yro boy car thief  caught on live cctv footage, hacks into autonomous car system with stolen smart phone, police are powerless to intercept as the boy uses driver less cars and trucks to block and evade  police and causes traffic mayhem on major roads .. ;D
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #78 on: August 22, 2016, 12:50:35 PM »
Quote from: prodigyrf on August 22, 2016, 10:44:57 AM
"But before you get nervous, whatever Ford comes up with won’t be for your driveway. Instead, the smartest Ford ever conceived will trawl city streets, serving the needs of the ride-hailing and sharing services that several carmakers are now backing as the next big thing in transport."

Oh boy Windows plus Ford and no steering wheel or brake pedal-
http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/news/ford-plans-to-ditch-the-steering-wheel/ar-BBvIsUA?li=AA8ewQ&ocid=spartanntp
Might be best if they ditch the windows so we can't watch


Ford can't even build a gearbox that works fro more than a few months before it needs a 'customer satisfaction exercise' to keep it working... Let alone a driverless car
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #79 on: August 23, 2016, 10:17:51 AM »
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #80 on: August 23, 2016, 10:20:24 AM »
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The race is on in earnest to get rid of the weak link-
what hackers?
In Volvos?? Surely they are taking the piss...
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #81 on: August 24, 2016, 10:35:01 AM »
Here's the weak link in a nutshell Bird-
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/bo-xi-li-driving-24kmh-over-speed-limit-when-he-crashed-headon-into-van-killing-68year-old-trevor-bird-jury-hears/news-story/684a7868694f91261b2de8e53ad5f472
Insurers and crash investigators have had the ability to interrogate airbag modules for some time and black boxes in our vehicles like aircraft were not far away for us all, but with automated cars fast coming a reality that's now less of a priority for our overlords.
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #82 on: September 01, 2016, 03:26:01 AM »
(in androgynous sotto voce) ding ding move to the back of the bus please humanoids
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australias-first-driverless-bus-in-perth/ar-AAiieWS?ocid=spartandhp
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #83 on: September 01, 2016, 08:10:53 AM »
Can see a lot of hackers having fun with these driver less busses  etc . ;D
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Re: The future of car ownership
« Reply #84 on: November 15, 2016, 10:00:41 PM »
Autonomous driving levels to get our head around for the time being before we become superfluous-
http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-advice/autonomous-driving-levels-explained-47106?utm_source=cg&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=theguide
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