Got a car job as far from Pro-Touring as you can get

[ErikLS2]

After being a tech for Lexus for way too long, recently got a new job working for GM and a small company they just bought developing self driving cars. Wondering what this community has to say about it. This video is from one of our cars navigating it's way around downtown San Francisco. This entire drive is fully autonomous, no input from a human driver.

[LS7 Z/28]

I really hate everything about it and I wish someone had the power to kill the entire concept, along with A.I. and advanced robotics as well. I wish both would go the way of the VHS tape, but it sure seems like that's not going to happen.

[Oleyellar]

Self driving cars have to be better than the idiots that pay no attention to driving at all. Let the car drive, so they can talk on their phones, put on their makeup, watch movies, swat at kids, and not be bothered by all this driving nonsense. I'll bet an electrical sensor or software malfunction, is less frequent than distracted driver.....

[214Chevy]

They way I see it is, it's a job. It'll pay the bills. There are millions of people who may not necessarily love there job, but they might not hate it either. A job is essential to life and is a must have. Besides, I think it'll be cool to be part of the future, because the future is coming. No if's, and's, but's or maybe's to it...it's coming. Whether we like it or not. LOL!!

[Che70velle]

Too many variables. There is no computer, nor will there ever be a computer, that can function as fast as the human brain. I don't like the idea one bit.
And what about an accident? Let's say that two "computer driven cars" get in an accident? How do you determine who is at fault, for insurance reasons?

[Vegas69]

There are variables that it can't anticipate. For instance, you come up on a green light and look to the left and see someone that will clearly run the red light. As the real driver, you have the awareness to slam on the brakes vs. the alternative.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by Che70velle

Too many variables. There is no computer, nor will there ever be a computer, that can function as fast as the human brain. I don't like the idea one bit.
And what about an accident? Let's say that two "computer driven cars" get in an accident? How do you determine who is at fault, for insurance reasons?

Scott, you are right...there are too many variables. But, there still coming. LOL!! The car companies aren't putting all this money into R&D for nothing.

[rushca01]

Originally Posted by Che70velle

Too many variables. There is no computer, nor will there ever be a computer, that can function as fast as the human brain. I don't like the idea one bit.
And what about an accident? Let's say that two "computer driven cars" get in an accident? How do you determine who is at fault, for insurance reasons?

Computers can perform billions of operations in a second. The fastest computer is now performing tasks 4 times faster and stores 10 times more information than he human brain. As soon as quantum computing or "light" computing game over.

[groovyjay]

Originally Posted by LS7 Z/28

I really hate everything about it and I wish someone had the power to kill the entire concept, along with A.I. and advanced robotics as well. I wish both would go the way of the VHS tape, but it sure seems like that's not going to happen.

I agree. 100%.

[syborg tt]

And that is the problem. It's happening in factories, fast food, schools and now cars. Heck Uber, lift and the others are killing cab drivers. It all comes down to companies saving money by getting rid of employees. So in my opinion this sucks and people that need jobs that require driving will be gone.

Automation is great and unfortunately we are slowly seeing the end of the blue collar worker.

I'll try to dig up the article that talks about this and how it predicts our unemployment numbers in the not so distant future.

And and lastly congratulations on the new job.


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