Comments on: GM to sponsor driverless vehicle program at Carnegie Mellon http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:08:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Need4SSpeed http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389925 Need4SSpeed Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:50:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389925 yeah, thank you Brendino, again not that I agree really with driverless vehicles, but at least GM is looking into this. If Honda or Toyota (which they are) or Mercedes or BMW were on LLN looking into this (i'm sure they are as well) they would be getting praised on here for looking into this but again it's because GM being noted on here by LLN for doing this.. yeah, thank you Brendino, again not that I agree really with driverless vehicles, but at least GM is looking into this. If Honda or Toyota (which they are) or Mercedes or BMW were on LLN looking into this (i’m sure they are as well) they would be getting praised on here for looking into this but again it’s because GM being noted on here by LLN for doing this..

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389896 Get Real Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:56:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389896 Playing cards while the Titanic is sinking. Same story, just a different time and place. Playing cards while the Titanic is sinking.
Same story, just a different time and place.

]]> By: Brendino http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389881 Brendino Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:44:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389881 This is always a safe bet. $5 million is gold for a university, chump change for GM, and you get some of the brightest young minds in the country tackling the problem as a means to get ahead (CMU is a COMPETITIVE school). I'll likely never blame a company for giving something like this a shot. This is always a safe bet. $5 million is gold for a university, chump change for GM, and you get some of the brightest young minds in the country tackling the problem as a means to get ahead (CMU is a COMPETITIVE school). I’ll likely never blame a company for giving something like this a shot.

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389760 xyunya Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:49:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389760 5 mils is less then Lut'z's bonus. Does not fit cash definition on GM books. 5 mils is less then Lut’z’s bonus. Does not fit cash definition on GM books.

]]> By: rodeo40 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389756 rodeo40 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:40:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389756 How about spending the cash on improving the quality of their current fleet? How about spending the cash on improving the quality of their current fleet?

]]> By: hateful83 http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389754 hateful83 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:21:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389754 This would work for some of the general public who don't like driving and just need their ass carted around. It sucks to think they want to go in this direction. Oddly enough, I enjoy driving, as I'm sure most of you do. I do feel though that in daily life this would be very hard to pull off. I don't see how "self driving" cars are gonna be able to cruise the streets amoungst traditional driver operated cars without bad consequences. This would work for some of the general public who don’t like driving and just need their ass carted around. It sucks to think they want to go in this direction. Oddly enough, I enjoy driving, as I’m sure most of you do. I do feel though that in daily life this would be very hard to pull off. I don’t see how “self driving” cars are gonna be able to cruise the streets amoungst traditional driver operated cars without bad consequences.

]]> By: brassmonkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389747 brassmonkey Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:10:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389747 Driverless cars seem interesting. I think it would be useful on road trips when I would love to take a nap. Not so sure I would by a GM driverless car, since they can barely make a car that requires a driver. - Need4SS, good points. Insurance rates would most likely come down if all 50 states mandated stricter guidelines for getting licensed. In Europe, it is expensive to get licensed, and the tests are pretty rigorous. Here, if a 16 year old girl can properly signal for a left turn, "YOU PASS! That's be $15 please. Have fun drving out there!" Driverless cars seem interesting. I think it would be useful on road trips when I would love to take a nap. Not so sure I would by a GM driverless car, since they can barely make a car that requires a driver.
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Need4SS, good points. Insurance rates would most likely come down if all 50 states mandated stricter guidelines for getting licensed. In Europe, it is expensive to get licensed, and the tests are pretty rigorous. Here, if a 16 year old girl can properly signal for a left turn, “YOU PASS! That’s be $15 please. Have fun drving out there!”

]]> By: jumpoffit http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389743 jumpoffit Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:05:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389743 thats right Need4SSpeed unamerican lol, you know us americans want the car to drive us so we can eat our MICKY D's, PIZZA, HotDogs and then take long naps so we can stay overweight :) thats right Need4SSpeed unamerican lol, you know us americans want the car to drive us so we can eat our MICKY D’s, PIZZA, HotDogs and then take long naps so we can stay overweight :)

]]> By: Need4SSpeed http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389727 Need4SSpeed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:21:29 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389727 ^ haha (sensing sarcasm) Call me unAmerican but I swear I would move right out of this country if the Federal Govermnent in the future mandated that all cars be computerized. I drive myself thank you very much! :) ^ haha (sensing sarcasm) Call me unAmerican but I swear I would move right out of this country if the Federal Govermnent in the future mandated that all cars be computerized. I drive myself thank you very much! :)

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389725 injunraiv Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:11:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389725 So Need; What you're saying is if people would just take ownership of the fact they're out there piloting a potentially deadly device, maybe we wouldn't need a computer to do the driving for us? That is completely unamerican. You should be ashamed of yourself! So Need;

What you’re saying is if people would just take ownership of the fact they’re out there piloting a potentially deadly device, maybe we wouldn’t need a computer to do the driving for us?

That is completely unamerican. You should be ashamed of yourself!

]]> By: Need4SSpeed http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389719 Need4SSpeed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:44:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389719 While this technology seems really interesting, and while we can always fantasize about cars that drive themselves, and cars that fly, like we do in Hollywood films. I really don't see this as being the answer for our safety issues. I've traveled to Europe many times and I've seen how chaotic driving can be in cities like Rome, Madrid, and Athens, and as crazy as it looks you rarely see any accidents. What we need to focus on here is stricter law enforcement, harsher sentences, our driving education needs to be completely re-vamped and it needs to be a lot harder to obtain a license. And even though the best of us who are good drivers will make mistakes. And some of this technology will seem useful, practical and may prove to be safer, but I predict there would be a major backlash against cars driving themselves, because you can't replace manual control for your own safety. While this technology seems really interesting, and while we can always fantasize about cars that drive themselves, and cars that fly, like we do in Hollywood films. I really don’t see this as being the answer for our safety issues. I’ve traveled to Europe many times and I’ve seen how chaotic driving can be in cities like Rome, Madrid, and Athens, and as crazy as it looks you rarely see any accidents. What we need to focus on here is stricter law enforcement, harsher sentences, our driving education needs to be completely re-vamped and it needs to be a lot harder to obtain a license. And even though the best of us who are good drivers will make mistakes. And some of this technology will seem useful, practical and may prove to be safer, but I predict there would be a major backlash against cars driving themselves, because you can’t replace manual control for your own safety.

]]> By: jumpoffit http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389716 jumpoffit Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:24:48 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389716 ooooooooooo i can't wait to develop a virus to knock out their electronics that control these systems, or carry a pocket sized EMP :) how have we gotten so lazy that we don't even want to drive ourselves anywhere ooooooooooo i can’t wait to develop a virus to knock out their electronics that control these systems, or carry a pocket sized EMP :) how have we gotten so lazy that we don’t even want to drive ourselves anywhere

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389713 injunraiv Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:17:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389713 Big deal. Honda has been offering driverless vehicles for years. I mean come on, no real 'driver' would be caught dead in one of those toasters! Big deal. Honda has been offering driverless vehicles for years. I mean come on, no real ‘driver’ would be caught dead in one of those toasters!

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/gm-to-sponsor-driverless-vehicle-program-at-carnegie-mellon.html/comment-page-1#comment-389712 johnnycanuck Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:17:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7785#comment-389712 Since the whole company pretty much operates without a real skipper at the helm this could be viewed as a natural progression. Since the whole company pretty much operates without a real skipper at the helm this could be viewed as a natural progression.

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