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Title: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 02:45:43 PM

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/01/18/sartre.platoon.road.train/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Title: Re: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 03:50:17 PM

I dunno. If it worked it might not be so bad.

Title: Re: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: Cools! on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 04:11:21 PM

I like the idea of multiple cars "linking" together. I'm sure most people would trust another drive over an AI system (like Google's self driving car test). It'll definitely save gas if everyone is slipstreaming each other. Commuting times are getting crazy so the free time to do something else would be appreciated I'm sure. This could be a good temporary solution for cities while they expand subways, etc. Also if with everyone linked, it could possibly reduce traffic a bit (if every car in a line starts at the same time it could shed a few seconds).

I wonder how they are going to deal with the unexpected. Like what happens if an animal jumps out in the middle of the chain of cars? Or what happens if the lead car needs to veer out of the way dangerously to avoid something (will the other cars follow as well?)?

Title: Re: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, January 27, 2011, 09:00:59 AM

I just don't trust it I guess. It would take the vehicle in lead to have some malfunction for everyone to have an accident.

Title: Re: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, January 27, 2011, 10:59:25 AM

How does something like that change lanes in traffic?

Title: Re: Is it just me, or does this sound incredibly stupid?
Post by: angrykeebler on Thursday, January 27, 2011, 07:47:02 PM

YOU SOUND INCREDIBLY STUPID, PUG


































































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