Google Wants Everyone In A Self-Driving Car

TechCrunch:

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt offered some new insight into Google's self-driving car program today at his annual press talk at Allen and Co.'s Sun Valley conference.

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[AndB15]

01:08 PM on 08/07/2012

What's up with all these people attacking self-driving cars like these cars are personal attacks against them? Nobody's forcing you to stop driving. No need to feel so offended. But some of us actually want to get something done during our one-hour commute (get more work done, learn a new language, start an online business, get the email or facebook out of the way...). And no, having to go out of the way to get to a bus stop (usually by walking, or having to find a place to park the car for the day) and then waiting 20 minutes in the cold is not the answer. So if you want to continue "enjoying" your commute, go ahead, but stop making inane comments displaying a nonsensical hostility to something that would improve the quality of many people's lives.

[Princess Rita]

05:16 PM on 07/14/2012

I like the idea of driving my own car, it's fun ...... but there are many drivers who should take this on as they seem to be to nervous to drive and also looks like their brains at home, they are out in full force sometimes and hopefully the people who have road rage issues will benefit and more so their would be victims.

[ArjenBoatsma]

03:50 PM on 07/14/2012

Hopefully the Google-car sees motorcycles better than your average cager.

[MissTake1989]

02:19 PM on 07/14/2012

When you are driving (riding?) along in your Google car...and it hits and kills someone...who is legally responsible?

You? Or Google?

If it's you, you'd be NUTS to assume liability for something out of your control.

If it's Google, they will never release them for sale.

The worst case...and most likely scenario...is that like Tazers...NO ONE will be responsible...they will simply insist they are safe no matter how many people die.

No, thank you.

[CCee]

09:23 AM on 07/14/2012

Preventing accidents relared to DUI? Would it be Okay if a plane's copilot be inebriated? Driving around in one of these .. Wouldn't you need to be more aware - both monitoring the car's performance while also being in a state ready to take the helm in the split second a kid or animal jumps into the road, or some dude swerves into you when he starts texting in his "dumb" car? People falling asleep and the network goes down or the technology fails? ..Sounds like a great thing.. But this could prove - at least initially - very problematic.

[petercao111]

08:01 PM on 07/13/2012

... ... and someone who had provided legal coverage for your fascism crimes, including a powerful officer from Santa Clara DA Office, namely ZZZ (and after ZZZ, another officer YYY), and who had further collateralled with your side(suspect side) to conspire and curse victims( Stanford, May Zhou, me) in every possible way since 2006 till today; and maybe include the officer who insist on May Zhou's death as a suicide or accident, even though I had clearly pointed out who's involved in May Zhou's murder case ...

... ... and someone who could provide political support for your fascism crimes, including top politician from the country of Germany whom we all know, and maybe include a retired top politician from UK as well, etc. and more and more to find out later ...
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I believe, though some names missed out, all names mentioned in the above comment are part of this fascism circle

[KDark]

03:30 PM on 07/14/2012

Did you forget to take your Thorazine?

[petercao111]

08:00 PM on 07/13/2012

Eric Schmidt mentioned here had lost his credibility when he got invovled into fascism crimes which had endangered human lives
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There is actually a war between fascism and anti-fascism, at this stage, fascism still prevails in our lives, Eric Schmidt, Sebastian Thrun and Gabriele Scheler are just front figures we could see in this fascism circle, there is a whole pack of fascists behind them

Eric, as we can see, starting from Gabriele Scheler's atrocity case on Stanford campus back in 2004, many people, including Gabriele Scheler, Sebastian Thrun, you Eric Schmidt, and also your collegue in China Kaifu Lee, had made contributions to such fascism crimes which had cost human life of Stanford student May Zhou and crimes which had retaliated on victims and almost cost life of the victim as I am

[petercao111]

07:56 PM on 07/13/2012

Eric, the point at this time is, my accusations, which including killing the innocent, conspire life of the victim, etc. are clearly stated [http://tysurl.com/BsEnQ4] while you tried to put on self-deception with several lies, and also I had challenged the officer who's responsible for this case, while he/she dare not reply, all of which would make people more curious of what did you involve and more believe in what I said

Eric, we know your name has a huge impact on human society, but how could you stand for your fame without completely clarifiying those accusations listed here? Can you deny any one of them?

[minteros]

07:34 PM on 07/13/2012

I want Google to give me a million dollars.

[Ginzu Mawa]

07:33 PM on 07/13/2012

Yes please. If you live in a place with open roads and a short commute you may be a pleasure driver. other people live in crowded cities of have huge commutes. with a computer driving, the whole whindshield becomes an entertainment device.

the tech can end drunk drugged distracted sleepy driving accidents. it allows the blind and handicapped to drive. people can share a car more easily. kids dont have to be chauffered. parking is easier. you can drive accrosscountry while you sleep instead of buying plane tickets. etc etc etc

[SwiftJonathan]

05:14 PM on 07/13/2012

What Google wants and what Google gets are usually two different pairs of socks.

:-)

[edenooch]

05:14 PM on 07/13/2012

google has a million dollars and they use a crappy prius!?!?

[Deftguy]

04:32 PM on 07/13/2012

This car would never be for me. I love to drive, and I sure in the hell wouldn't want a computer driving for me. It would take the pleasure out of the whole point A to point B thing.

[Yeah-sure]

06:47 PM on 07/13/2012

And there's the major flaw in their plan.

Well, that, and some car companies sell their product on the basis of enjoyment, not just utilitarian movement from point A to B.

[cetrales]

04:17 PM on 07/13/2012

This will happen eventually, but we won't see all driving turned over to cars in our lifetimes. Some, but not all. This kind of technology will have its uses, but it ignores the fact that driving is more than transportation. It is an expression of autonomy for many people and they will not let go of the wheel for the foreseeable future.

[happypuppy]

09:42 PM on 07/13/2012

It will be done first with over the road trucks: No truck drivers needed.

[totalliberal]

04:08 PM on 07/13/2012

Can't get here soon enough. Driving is boring.

[planetjeffy]

07:35 PM on 07/13/2012

agreed
Living in SoCal for the last 20 years...I am so over driving and dealing withIdiot drivers. Bring on the robots!