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Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 4396562" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>Err</p><p>Because mechanical failure is a very minor cause of accidents now ?</p><p></p><p>Autonomous vehicles are not a new concept. JD have been playing with autonomous tractors for at least 10 or more yrs, Case have showed off a cabless high horsepower prototype tractor, & here you can buy an aftermarket kit to turn any modern tractor autonomous - just like you might buy an auto steer kit. Admittadly a lot more expensive & complex than auto steer, but on the shelf ready to buy now.</p><p></p><p>Autonomous vehicles have been in use in the mining industry ( both underground & open cut ) for a number of years now. VERY large VERY expensive machinery. Introduced partly for safety, partly to minimise labour requirements. </p><p></p><p>Many large warehouses / distribution networks around the world operate with completely autonomous fork lifts & pallet trucks running around. </p><p></p><p>At the moment here, legislators are requiring a human driver to be in self driving cars - ie you can't go to the pub get a skin full, sit in the back & let the car take you home. That is one step too far right now. But, I reckon the next generation or two of self driving cars will be completely independent of any need for human supervision.</p><p></p><p>Like it or not, they are coming.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are all sorts of legal & ethical debates happening now regards to responsibility in the case of accidents. There are also ethical debates as to the programming of the decision making of the car eg does it swerve to miss hitting a pedestrian or does it make the safety of its occupants the priority?</p><p></p><p>All this stuff has been going on in the background for a while now. I can gaurantee that EVERY engineering, ethical, legal & safety question you could possibly ask has been or is being discussed in great detail at manufacturing, legislative, government & infrastructure level.</p><p></p><p>Like it or not</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 4396562, member: 71668"] Err Because mechanical failure is a very minor cause of accidents now ? Autonomous vehicles are not a new concept. JD have been playing with autonomous tractors for at least 10 or more yrs, Case have showed off a cabless high horsepower prototype tractor, & here you can buy an aftermarket kit to turn any modern tractor autonomous - just like you might buy an auto steer kit. Admittadly a lot more expensive & complex than auto steer, but on the shelf ready to buy now. Autonomous vehicles have been in use in the mining industry ( both underground & open cut ) for a number of years now. VERY large VERY expensive machinery. Introduced partly for safety, partly to minimise labour requirements. Many large warehouses / distribution networks around the world operate with completely autonomous fork lifts & pallet trucks running around. At the moment here, legislators are requiring a human driver to be in self driving cars - ie you can't go to the pub get a skin full, sit in the back & let the car take you home. That is one step too far right now. But, I reckon the next generation or two of self driving cars will be completely independent of any need for human supervision. Like it or not, they are coming. Yes, there are all sorts of legal & ethical debates happening now regards to responsibility in the case of accidents. There are also ethical debates as to the programming of the decision making of the car eg does it swerve to miss hitting a pedestrian or does it make the safety of its occupants the priority? All this stuff has been going on in the background for a while now. I can gaurantee that EVERY engineering, ethical, legal & safety question you could possibly ask has been or is being discussed in great detail at manufacturing, legislative, government & infrastructure level. Like it or not [/QUOTE]
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