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Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 13:56**

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 403715.ece

Anyone can guess on their own what i think of this...let me just say that news like this leave me speechless. But this trend has been going on for so long that i don't quite understand myself why...

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 14:17**

There were 3,201 road deaths in the UK in 2005.

Edit: UK National road safety stats

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 14:23**

I'd LOVE to have seen the roads on New Year's Eve 1999-2000 if all vehicles would have been driven by computers and robots!

"Turn left, turn right, turn l....KILLKILLKILLKILL!!!"

IZ.

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 14:36**

markfiend wrote:There were 3,201 road deaths in the UK in 2005.

And there was significantly more than that in France.
But will artificial intelligence make people less dumb ? I'm not quite sure.

It may also deprive them of all sense of responsibility. You know : "I didn't do it. My car did."

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 14:43**

I was just throwing the figure out there. I can see advantages and disadvantages to "robot cars".

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 14:44**

and while we're at it, take the licences off of all those fcukwits who only use a car 'to get from a to b' AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!
wasting precious fossil fuel as well as space on the highways for those who still get some pleasure from driving/riding!

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 15:27**

markfiend wrote:I was just throwing the figure out there. I can see advantages and disadvantages to "robot cars".

Duly noted.

I too have mixed feelings about it.

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 21:15**

I'm thinking Herbie

Posted: **20 Feb 2007, 22:30**

bushman*pm wrote:and while we're at it, take the licences off of all those fcukwits who only use a car 'to get from a to b' AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!
wasting precious fossil fuel as well as space on the highways for those who still get some pleasure from driving/riding!

Too effing right. People can point the finger at any number of possible causes for the relentless mindbending gridlock we all probably have to deal with, but in the end it boils down to unnecessary excessive overuse of private transport.

Pick any snarl up, and 9 times out of 10 the vast majority of it will be cars with only one person in them.

Posted: **21 Feb 2007, 02:18**

More than words can say:

Posted: **21 Feb 2007, 02:19**

If it's good enough for The Hoff

Posted: **21 Feb 2007, 14:54**

eotunun wrote:More than words can say:

Commander Data displays the latest in 'emotion' programmes!

anyway, most gridlock can be cleared by simply removing the bumpers from all Volvo's (

) and Range Rovers

Posted: **22 Feb 2007, 00:02**

Can't wait, I would rather take a nap, get a blowjob, or watch a movie on the way to work anyway.

Posted: **22 Feb 2007, 02:41**

weebleswobble wrote:If it's good enough for The Hoff

Aye, give me a Hoffmobile!

Posted: **22 Feb 2007, 11:41**

indy wrote:Can't wait, I would rather [...] get a blowjob [...] on the way to work anyway.

Remind me never to take the bus with you

Posted: **22 Feb 2007, 12:02**

eotunun wrote:More than words can say:

Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:
If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason, you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive-but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again, because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

Posted: **22 Feb 2007, 12:55**

Obviousman wrote:Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:
If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason, you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive-but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again, because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

A classic.

Posted: **24 Feb 2007, 06:44**

indy wrote:Can't wait, I would rather take a nap, get a blowjob, or watch a movie on the way to work anyway.

I have (in my seven years of driving experience) never had a problem doing any of those whilst behind the wheel. It's just a question of whether or not one has the ability to multitask.

Posted: **24 Feb 2007, 13:05**

Obviousman wrote:
eotunun wrote:More than words can say:

Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:
If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason, you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive-but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again, because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

nice to see someone at GM has a sense of humour, shame about using monkeys in crash tests though!

Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:41**

Monkeys, Americans, ach

Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:43**

Obviousman wrote:Monkeys, Americans, ach

hard to tell the difference between them both i know
one has slightly more intelligence than the other..........

Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:44**

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Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:49**

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if only you knew just how much i hate computers at times!

Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:52**

Better?

Posted: **26 Feb 2007, 18:54**

Obviousman wrote:Better?

Heartland

the direction

the direction