Clever cars to mean safer driving

[GastonJ]

and this one proves just how safe they are

Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side.
Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle.
The car - a Volvo SUV - was in self-driving mode at the time of the crash, on Friday, Uber said. No one was hurt.
A spokeswoman for the police in Tempe, Arizona said the accident occurred when another vehicle "failed to yield" to the Uber car at a left turn.
"There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision," spokeswoman Josie Montenegro said.
Uber's self-driving cars always have a human in the driving seat who can take over the controls.
The company pulled its self-driving vehicles off the road in Arizona at first, followed by test sites in Pennsylvania and California - all three states where it operated the vehicles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39397211

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[Meat-Head]

On topic

did see a Tweet about insurancse for self driving cars but not bothered to click link

[GastonJ]

On topic

did see a Tweet about insurancse for self driving cars but not bothered to click link

Yes I didn't.

[ifred]

Well is obviously out of parameter conditions (No car fault) "vehicles on its side" every self controlling vehicle know wheel sit on the road!
In computer speak vehicle sliding on side "Oh F**K

[Meat-Head]

ON TOPIC

TWO wheel drive model at traffic lights jack the driving wheels up

[Wolfpack]

I wonder how the self driving car is programed. Let say you step out in front of one. Will it run you over and kill you or will it serve into a tree and kill the people in it.

[Meat-Head]

There is/was demo on thatcham twitter feed, but they blocked me, even more now

[ifred]

I wonder how the self driving car is programed. Let say you step out in front of one. Will it run you over and kill you or will it serve into a tree and kill the people in it.

Easy swerve into the tree Why? the passengers will have a contract disclaimer where as the pedestrians family will be able to sue the car supplier! !!! Unless the pedestrian is on a wanted poster then its owners will claim the bounty

[Meat-Head]

!!! Unless the pedestrian is on a wanted poster then its owners will claim the bounty

Read small print incase "bounty only applies if not dead"

[GastonJ]

Well they should just stop whereby nothing happens, or the minimum happens, which is why the accident I quoted should never have happened.

[ifred]

Rumour Has it Gas that you were a little accident
Where's my Sh*t happens mug!

[GastonJ]

Rumour Has it Gas that you were a little accident
Where's my Sh*t happens mug!

The milkman tells me it's not a rumor if it's true

[Meat-Head]

The milkman tells me it's not a rumor if it's true

OFF TOPIC:-

he must be about 90 by now

[rideon]

Read small print incase "bounty only applies if not dead"

That's exactly the reason they invented 'pedestrian protection'

Cars could soon be ringing the emergency services themselves if they are involved in a crash.
Sensors embedded in future vehicles could also let emergency services work out the severity of the crash and how many people were involved.
The predictions came at a symposium ............

6 year later ....
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[ifred]

The milkman tells me it's not a rumor if it's true

Milkman used to drive electric floats were they the early attempts at automation? was His name Ernie?