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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 15:43:16 GMT
My perfect transport would be a self balancing two wheel car like the LIT c1. If it could be adapted to being self driven and able to slot itself into it's charging dock you could order it when needed it'll come and get you then either you drive it or it drives itself to get you where you want to go then either wait for you, drive itself to a charging station or just return back to base and recharge. LIT C1 looks absolutely wicked to me litmotors.com/c1/
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Post by Robbo on Nov 19, 2017 15:48:59 GMT
Let's see if your robot-driven car can manage this. Do you dare to take a nap on the back seat? I think a driverless car would very easily do that. Itβs the prediction of people jumping red lights there not very good at.
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Post by patty on Nov 19, 2017 17:35:37 GMT
Ive seen the one in Norway...I think..anyway the one I went down in a coach was lots of hairpin bends..dont like roads like that..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 18:28:55 GMT
How much in tax do you pay to use your current car? most of the cost of diesel is tax so I would expect a tax on the fuel the rest well currently all electric cars are tax free for VED anyway bring them on quicker the better for me Yes I know they are currently [.........] It's simply not economically viable to allow cars electric (or those using using another form of none fossil fuel powered propulsion) to continue free of charge. Nuclear powered cars that might get interesting but a battery powered vehicle is going to rapidly run out of power if it is to be used "free of charge" I think fossil fuels will be in charge for quite a long time to come. I'm a bit surprised that the Wankel (giggle) ic engine was not sorted properly. I know there are big issues with it but I reckon they are surmountable with research and development.
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Post by patty on Nov 19, 2017 20:08:03 GMT
Of course, England has its own, just up the M6 a bit and then turn left: Wrynose Pass Hardknott Pass Yes I've wandered those routes slowly in my car ..they are not quite in the same league
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Post by Graham on Nov 19, 2017 22:02:43 GMT
Yes, only because it would have meant I could have dozed while the car drove on a trip to Scotland and back, including 19 hours working on boats all in four days.
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Post by peterboat on Nov 19, 2017 22:23:24 GMT
Yes I know they are currently [.........] It's simply not economically viable to allow cars electric (or those using using another form of none fossil fuel powered propulsion) to continue free of charge. Nuclear powered cars that might get interesting but a battery powered vehicle is going to rapidly run out of power if it is to be used "free of charge" I think fossil fuels will be in charge for quite a long time to come. I'm a bit surprised that the Wankel (giggle) ic engine was not sorted properly. I know there are big issues with it but I reckon they are surmountable with research and development. 500 miles on one charge for a lorry poor range? and some of the teslas are doing 400 plus miles on a charge I think in reality its more than enough range
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 7:10:48 GMT
Nuclear powered cars that might get interesting but a battery powered vehicle is going to rapidly run out of power if it is to be used "free of charge" I think fossil fuels will be in charge for quite a long time to come. I'm a bit surprised that the Wankel (giggle) ic engine was not sorted properly. I know there are big issues with it but I reckon they are surmountable with research and development. 500 miles on one charge for a lorry poor range? and some of the teslas are doing 400 plus miles on a charge I think in reality its more than enough range I think you missed MM's joke......
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Post by Stumpy on Nov 22, 2017 20:33:08 GMT
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Post by Saltysplash on Nov 22, 2017 20:49:28 GMT
Driverless cars are all well and good but how will they cope with pulling into a car park to find no spaces, or in a line of traffic and the car in front suddenly breaks down, how will the driverless car know there is aproblem with the stationary car in front? How will it cope with looking for a parking space? will it cope with pulling a caravan and finding its pitch on a caravan site and reversing into the said pitch? Will it see the pot hole in the road and avoid it? Will it be able to make way for emergency vehicles? Will it understand the stop/go manual sign used by road works chappies? Will it recognise tempoary road works traffic lights?
If your able to override the driverless bit to manual, then whats the point of a driverless option? If there is a manual option then you will still be subject to the drink drive laws.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 22, 2017 20:56:58 GMT
If your able to override the driverless bit to manual, then whats the point of a driverless option? If there is a manual option then you will still be subject to the drink drive laws. Now I'm no copper and I know there is at least one in here. But even if it was totally driverless would the the person with the key who tells it where to go still be charged with drink in charge? Because ultimately there are still in charge. Edit to add. Your the copper π
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 3:49:53 GMT
That would mean driverless taxis would be a non starter.
Its a good point can a computer be held liable for an accident.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 23, 2017 6:54:42 GMT
will it cope with pulling a caravan and finding its pitch on a caravan site and reversing into the said pitch? Anything that gets tin snails and the hedgehog-munching pikeys who drag them around off of the roads can only be a good thing, surely?
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 23, 2017 8:46:09 GMT
If your able to override the driverless bit to manual, then whats the point of a driverless option? If there is a manual option then you will still be subject to the drink drive laws. But even if it was totally driverless would the the person with the key who tells it where to go still be charged with drink in charge? Because ultimately there are still in charge. What if you wanted to top yerself and asked it to drive over a cliff? What if you wanted to drive over some Infidels and ordered the car to squash as many as possible? How are the sensors going to work when covered in snow?
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Post by patty on Nov 23, 2017 11:36:42 GMT
But even if it was totally driverless would the the person with the key who tells it where to go still be charged with drink in charge? Because ultimately there are still in charge. How are the sensors going to work when covered in snow? Thats interesting not cos of snow but heavy rain..I have those sensors to assist parking but in very wet weather they sort of wobble and go out of focus....
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