Gold!mikesbytes wrote:Of course the Australian version of the Autonomous cars will need to customised to match current driving expectations - settings;
1. MGIF
2. Scream up wrong lane and push in near the front
3. Accelerate on orange lights that don't have speed/red light cameras
4. Blast horn if vehicle in front doesn't commence within [user selectable] 10'ths seconds from light turning green
5. Park on no stopping if closer to coffee shop
6. Ignore one metre rule
7. Ignore advisory signs
8. Wind windows down and play doof doof music full blast
Retiree options;
9. Get confused between the accelerator and brake pedals
10. Drive at 50kph in an 60kph zone
11. Drive at 50kph in an 80kph zone
12. Drive at 50kph in an 100kph zone
13. Park 800mm from the kerb
Autonomous cars? I think not
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Ross » Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:57 am
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Strawburger » Sat Aug 11, 2018 5:53 pm
Sensors/ iot devices installed into traffic management signage or cones/barriers to warn the vehicles that an alternate layout is in operation.Ross wrote:That reply reads like a govt press release. Tells us nothing. I'm interested in a real world actual processes answer.Strawburger wrote:Additional measures to ensure the vehicle will be able to read what it needs to. It would just be a modification to the traffic management processRoss wrote:Not sure how autonomous cars will react around roadworks where there are just plastic cones set out to mark the "road" and a roadworker with a "lollipop" stop/go sign and a reduced speed limit? The traffic cones are often just lazily set out and not really in a tight or symetrical configuration.
Often there are signs out a km or so ahead of roadworks warning/alerting motorists of roadworks ahead, how will autonomous cars deal with this as they aren't able to read (it could be argued no differently to motorists who ignore/don't see them because of mobile phone use/other distraction...).
Will each traffic ccone require an embeded chip so te austonomous vehicle recognises what it is? Will the temporary speed limit signs also need an ebedded chip so the car knows to drive at 40km/h instead of 100km/h? What about the stop/go sign?
In the process of applying for a road occupancy licence, the traffic management plans would require an additional submission to the various digital mapping authorities with the changes.
Lastly, the manual control would not be in effect as there are already solutions to remove the humans from lollipop type traffic controls. Most of the big traffic control companies have this on the major highways and this will cascade down by the time autonomous vehicles are on the open roads.
Any more details you would like to know? I’ll try to answer to the best of my knowledge.
Keep in mind that technology is rapidly evolving and technology mentioned now and will be replaced by stuff that doesn’t exist right now
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby antigee » Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:33 pm
cones with sensors - just like cyclists with sensors - cheap and easy solution to a new business model but somewhere in there is a problem and the solution is more restrictions for cyclists (and pedestrians).....
https://www.bikebiz.com/landscape/bike-beacons
"...............Many lives would be saved if cyclists used “bicycle-to-vehicle” sensors, a cycle industry association boss told automotive leaders at an event on the first day of the Geneva Motor Show.
Manuel Marsilio, general manager of the Confederation for the European Bicycle Industry was speaking at the ‘Future Networked Car’ symposium................
It is the goal of the “connected car” industry to make cyclists use sensors or beacons so they can be detected more easily........."
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Howzat » Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:16 am
Before: "Autonomous cars are here - one will drop the kids at school while you read a book on the way to work! What will you do with the all the extra time?"antigee wrote: It is the goal of the “connected car” industry to make cyclists use sensors or beacons so they can be detected more easily........."[/i]
Now: "Autonomous cars will work great and only require retrofitting the entire road network and everything on it with compatible technology to help them avoid running into things!"
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby antigee » Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:00 pm
thats at the end of this piece about geofenced self driving loop mini buses in Frisco, Texas - the other good news is :
..... "(the) self-driving vehicle being tested as part of a new pilot program in Texas is designed not to blend in but to stand out — and in a big way. Its bright orange exterior is emblazoned with the words “Self-Driving Vehicle,” and it features billboard-like LED displays that alert nearby motorists and pedestrians with heads-up messages like “going now, don’t cross” and “waiting for you.”
so that sorts out a lot of my concerns
article: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/wh ... ncna897151
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby bychosis » Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:51 pm
Having some experience with council and local roads maintenance, we have a very long way to go before all local road maintenance is managed in the same way they do for state roads. It is more likely that autonomous cars will be taught to read the road as we currently do. Sure, they'll be able to be supplemented by sensors and pre planned traffic management systems uploaded to the network, but the reality is that dogs and horses and flat batteries and those weird spots where your phone just wont work properly will mean that an autonomous car must rely on what it can see using lidar/radar/camera images and using the on board computer to interpret.Strawburger wrote:Sensors/ iot devices installed into traffic management signage or cones/barriers to warn the vehicles that an alternate layout is in operation.Ross wrote:That reply reads like a govt press release. Tells us nothing. I'm interested in a real world actual processes answer.Strawburger wrote:
Additional measures to ensure the vehicle will be able to read what it needs to. It would just be a modification to the traffic management process
In the process of applying for a road occupancy licence, the traffic management plans would require an additional submission to the various digital mapping authorities with the changes.
Lastly, the manual control would not be in effect as there are already solutions to remove the humans from lollipop type traffic controls. Most of the big traffic control companies have this on the major highways and this will cascade down by the time autonomous vehicles are on the open roads.
Any more details you would like to know? I’ll try to answer to the best of my knowledge.
Keep in mind that technology is rapidly evolving and technology mentioned now and will be replaced by stuff that doesn’t exist right now
We are currently in a transition phase where more autonomous features are built into car and making us lazier as drivers. AEB, lane alert, cruise control that slows down when you follow a slower car are all features that serve only to reduce the need for a driver to pay attention, when driving that great big lump of steel should require full attention. This leads to additional distractions from the inevitable phone/device while we wait for a beep to occur to tell us to do something becuase the car is 'doing it for us'. Humans cannot remain alert to a situation when they don't need to (becuase the machine is). I think a driver in an old car with no fancy automatic features, no 'infotainment' system and the windows down is going to be more alert to the surrounding situation than a cocooned air conditioned automatic driver with all the latest gizmos.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby bychosis » Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:52 pm
Yay, more high-vis and visual pollution!antigee wrote:good news (?! ) CNBC report Uber are restarting trials soon albeit it in Pittsburgh not Tempe, Arizona
thats at the end of this piece about geofenced self driving loop mini buses in Frisco, Texas - the other good news is :
..... "(the) self-driving vehicle being tested as part of a new pilot program in Texas is designed not to blend in but to stand out — and in a big way. Its bright orange exterior is emblazoned with the words “Self-Driving Vehicle,” and it features billboard-like LED displays that alert nearby motorists and pedestrians with heads-up messages like “going now, don’t cross” and “waiting for you.”
so that sorts out a lot of my concerns
article: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/wh ... ncna897151
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Thoglette » Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:14 pm
That's not an "I think"bychosis wrote: I think a driver in an old car with no fancy automatic features, no 'infotainment' system and the windows down is going to be more alert to the surrounding situation than a cocooned air conditioned automatic driver with all the latest gizmos.
The only time that starts to drift towards "contestable" is once the driver of the old vehicle starts to get fatigued due to extra NVH - after several hours on rutted roads.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby mikesbytes » Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:56 pm
The cyclist was not wearing a sensor......antigee wrote:"...............Many lives would be saved if cyclists used “bicycle-to-vehicle” sensors, a cycle industry association boss told automotive leaders at an event on the first day of the Geneva Motor Show.
Manuel Marsilio, general manager of the Confederation for the European Bicycle Industry was speaking at the ‘Future Networked Car’ symposium................
It is the goal of the “connected car” industry to make cyclists use sensors or beacons so they can be detected more easily........."
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Strawburger » Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:30 pm
I would imagine that was a similar conversation had when the automobile started driving on the horse and cart / bicycle roads!Howzat wrote:
Before: "Autonomous cars are here - one will drop the kids at school while you read a book on the way to work! What will you do with the all the extra time?"
Now: "Autonomous cars will work great and only require retrofitting the entire road network and everything on it with compatible technology to help them avoid running into things!"
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Strawburger » Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:35 pm
Totally agree. Humans are built to be lazy, it’s a struggle to keep the human engaged with the machine in semi autonomous mode now!bychosis wrote:
We are currently in a transition phase where more autonomous features are built into car and making us lazier as drivers. AEB, lane alert, cruise control that slows down when you follow a slower car are all features that serve only to reduce the need for a driver to pay attention, when driving that great big lump of steel should require full attention. This leads to additional distractions from the inevitable phone/device while we wait for a beep to occur to tell us to do something becuase the car is 'doing it for us'. Humans cannot remain alert to a situation when they don't need to (becuase the machine is). I think a driver in an old car with no fancy automatic features, no 'infotainment' system and the windows down is going to be more alert to the surrounding situation than a cocooned air conditioned automatic driver with all the latest gizmos.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Comedian » Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:01 am
This is exactly why I think autonomous cars are going to be 10 years off for far longer than we think.Lukeyboy wrote:Uber is going to be in big trouble as the car is at fault - technically speaking - because these cars use laser scanners. Lasers do not need light to detect objects. The sensor on a video camera needs light to be able to record what it sees. Lasers don't. If its lasers can fail to pick up the woman crossing the road then there can be massive loop holes in the software and or in its fundamental design.mikesbytes wrote:Enough time/distance to swerveTequestra wrote:
The driver was asleep at the wheel. If my 94 yo Grand Mother was driving that Volvo, that poor cyclist would have walked away.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-22/s ... ed/9575624
If you crash your car - that's your fault. Nobody to blame but the drivers in question. If your autonomous car crashes - then the manufacturer is on the hook. What about if it's a multi vehicle crash - and the is a question of contribution from the autonomous car. The car makers aren't going to want that. So your driverless car did something wrong on the road, and charges need to be laid. Who gets charged? The CEO of the car company? I think we're going to need some kind of framework that absolves them of their legal responsibilities. That alone is going to take a long time to sort out.
I also think that the people who sell vehicles don't really want car sharing. So I think we're going to see increasingly complex driver aids - but I can't see the big players rushing to autonomy. They are happy with every family having four cars.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby mikesbytes » Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:45 pm
http://thecastlequotes.com/darryl-oh-st ... rryl-yeah/Comedian wrote:They are happy with every family having four cars.
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Why driverless vehicles should not be given unchecked access to our cities
Postby Thoglette » Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:53 pm
Authors:
Dominic Stead, Delft University of Technology
Anthony Kimpton, Casual Lecturer in Urban Sociology and Geography, The University of Queensland
Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
Jonathan Corcoran, Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Queensland
Autonomous, or driverless, vehicles can support and promote active travel, such as walking and cycling, when two basic conditions are met:
their access to cities is restricted
their use is pooled.
In the absence of these two conditions, autonomous vehicles could lead to a decline in active travel in cities and an increase in economic, social and environmental costs. Potential costs are rarely mentioned in the rhetoric about autonomous vehicles, much of which is highly optimistic.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:38 am
I think we need to look at the data on accident/incident rates to make that assessment.bychosis wrote:I think a driver in an old car with no fancy automatic features, no 'infotainment' system and the windows down is going to be more alert to the surrounding situation than a cocooned air conditioned automatic driver with all the latest gizmos.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby bychosis » Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:34 am
Of course there are other significant factors like brakes, handling, tyres that reduce the safety of the vehicle. The behaviour of the driver will be affected by their risk perception, of which a large part comes from being alert to the environment.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:I think we need to look at the data on accident/incident rates to make that assessment.bychosis wrote:I think a driver in an old car with no fancy automatic features, no 'infotainment' system and the windows down is going to be more alert to the surrounding situation than a cocooned air conditioned automatic driver with all the latest gizmos.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby redsonic » Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:52 am
ABC News
Shows a lack of failsafes/ foresight that they had no means to stop it safely.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Jmuzz » Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:17 pm
Perhaps, but trains and trucks do tend to go out of control even with drivers.redsonic wrote: Shows a lack of failsafes/ foresight that they had no means to stop it safely.
Diesel engines can get stuck on, brakes fail.
It's why they have derail points to start with.
Have to see if it was a control system malfunction or a more regular failure which even a driver couldn't have stopped at his controls.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Scott_C » Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:56 pm
I am 95% sure "driverless" in this context means a train that should be controlled by a driver that has runaway without anybody on board, not a train designed to be autonomous (I know the police press release says "automated freight train" but I think this is a miscommunication).redsonic wrote:Devonport authorities deliberately derailed an out of control driverless freight train in order to stop it. 2 pedestrians were injured:
ABC News
Shows a lack of failsafes/ foresight that they had no means to stop it safely.
I work in the rail signalling industry (working on an automatic train control project proposal at the moment) and haven't heard anything about TasRail having a GOA4 (autonomous) train operating system. To the best of my knowledge they don't even have speed limit or limit of authority enforcement (GOA1).
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby bychosis » Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:18 pm
Automating removes a lot of the human element of decision making. In many cases this is a good thing, but the humans monitoring the automated then rely on the automation and often cannot accept that the system is failing because ‘all the lights are still flashing’. Humans are way more capable than machines at interpreting subtle differences in readings and interpreting them according to otherwise unrelated inputs.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Jmuzz » Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:12 pm
Yeah it was TR11of the TR ClassScott_C wrote: I am 95% sure "driverless" in this context means a train that should be controlled by a driver that has runaway without anybody on board, not a train designed to be autonomous (I know the police press release says "automated freight train" but I think this is a miscommunication).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TasRail_TR_class
No mention of those being remote operated and Tasmania doesn't seem like the sort of place to try and cut jobs with automation.
Some media seem to be running with it though and now changing Driverless to Automated to try and get even more offtrack than the train is.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Jmuzz » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:16 pm
People are pretty hopeless regardless.redsonic wrote:I think it is clear that people are hopeless at maintaining alertness when they are only required to monitor things.
I think a more sensible approach is that driverless cars shouldn't be allowed until they are truely driverless and have proven that ability to exceede humans.
Of course they need road trials, and those need to be managed better than the Uber case where the driver was supposed to retain primary control and alertness not play on phone.
You can't pay minimum wage to supervise, it has to be treated as a serious job and pay enough to attract people who will take it seriously.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby RobertL » Tue Sep 25, 2018 2:45 pm
Given the enormous cost of developing a driverless car, the amount paid to the human supervisor is a tiny, tiny fraction. So it's one area where it does not make sense to skimp on costs.Jmuzz wrote:You can't pay minimum wage to supervise, it has to be treated as a serious job and pay enough to attract people who will take it seriously.
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Re: Autonomous cars? I think not
Postby Ross » Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:39 am
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