Tk8398 said:
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
I 100% agree with this, and for some reason there are tons of people who will angrily defend those things from any criticism no matter how questionable they are.
I look forward to some of those technologies being ready for real-time use, I just don't think it's today. I remember our family's first vehicle with ABS. It was an 88 chevy pickup, and it was awful. I don't know how it functioned, but it wasn't the modern pulsing type, and it just sucked. It malfunctioned one day on some icy roads and just locked up the rear brakes and I went sideways through a downhill intersection. I recall slowly spinning at about 10 mph and the truck did a complete 360 as it went past a rather puzzled driver at the opposing stop sign. I waved as I skated by facing the wrong direction.
I pulled the fuse.
Soon we won't be driving cars because being driven in one will be way cooler to the masses. People having to drive their own cars will be looked at as poors.
In reply to fidelity101 (Forum Supporter) :
I'm already poor. No worries! And I have the skill set to keep my cars going forever.
As for the rest of it, Im pretty in the camp of fleet owners doing what they want with their property, and being able to hold employees accountable for breaking the rules.
Im also in favor of valet keys cutting throttle and power output. If it's my property, or my company, I welcome any tools at my disposal to protect myself from liability or litigation.
That said, I'm not the target buyer (so the advertisements don't matter to me), and I don't have to buy anything I don't want (so nobody can force me to own or drive a nanny mobile). The technology is pretty interesting, and I can appreciate that.
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
That is a brilliant idea! This should be an aftermarket no brainer. As I understand this from the other posters, this programming would be the opposite of what "we" want. How can this be put to proper use?
Any thotz on George Hotz?
Short of it talking too me the fleet vehicles I drive have an aftermarket system that beeps at you for braking or accelerating too fast. It also beeps at aggressive cornering and speeding. Has a speed cutoff of 72 miles per hour that's real fun on a 70mph highway
morello159 said:
I work in the EV industry, and we're investigating the same sort of technology for our fleet customers. Driver behavior has a massive impact on efficiency, an order of magnitude greater than any incremental improvement we can make in a vehicle's design. Improving your driver is the best way to lower fuel(electricity) costs. If you're a fleet driver, your job is to drive in the manner that your employer specifies. I'd definitely shut it off in my personal vehicle, but you don't have that right if you're a fleet driver.
One of the biggest problems with our EVs were the drivers running into things like trees, curbs, buildings, other vans...............
Stefan (Forum Supporter) said:
Oh good, this thread again.
At least its slightly different than the last few times it has come up.
Bottom line?
WE AREN'T THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC
Honestly, the more of this stuff that is available to the average motorist? The better we all are since the average motorist is really quite terrible at driving and manufacturers keep making faster and faster vehicles.
And that matters why? Economy cars weren't the "target" demographic for all wheel disc brakes when they came out either...didn't stop the technology migrating to them as a feature though. If you haven't noticed all things automotive technology eventually filter down to the lowest common denominator(anything with 4 wheels). In the end, this does not affect me...the newest car I have is 2012(and that's not even mine, its my wife's) it is an inevitable step toward a future where it will be illegal to operate a vehicle independently though.
