anncoates wrote: » If the state or a private business in this country actually load the savings if any from automated taxis back into cheaper fares, I'd be amazed. I suppose we'll wait and see
ScumLord wrote: » The biggest cost to just about any company is labour. Robots remove all the costs associated with hiring humans like maximum hours, safety regulations, insurance, strikes, holiday pay, maternity pay, training.. The list of costs associated with people goes on and on.
ScumLord wrote: » I don't know why we assume people would be any better at this than a computer. It's not like humans have a reputation of acting rationally in a emergency situation. We'd panic and probably take out two or more of the groups. First of all brake failure is less likely on AI cars as they'd be monitoring their own consumables. As they'd likely be part of a fleet there would be regular servicing as standard, in the event of brake failure the AI would fall back onto the safest way of stopping the car as quickly as possible (probably signalling all the other cars and possibly traffic lights around it that it was going to attempt an emergency stop). There are ways of bringing a combustion engine to a stop without brakes, if it's an electric car it's even easier to stop without brakes. I don't think the car would even bother with trying to decide who around it least deserves to die, it will just try and stop as quickly as possible. Trying to direct the car could cause more problems so it's pointless.
goldencrisp62 wrote: » Rip off Republic back in full swing lads. A 15 minute taxi this morning cost me 30 euro. From red cow Luas to bewley's leopards town. Pretty disgusted I must say. I travelled on a 2 hour bus that cost me a tenner this morning to the red cow before having my pockets emptied by the thieves with the taxi plates. Anyone else had any recent rip offs?
PARlance wrote: » If you read his post you'll realise he is taking about the cost to the employer, not what gets filtered down to the employees take home pay. An employer paying someone 47k per annum costs them 1 thousand per week (when you add employers PRSI). It's hardly a fat cats salary.
Buona Fortuna wrote: » Sorry ScumLord I would have replied a little sooner but my computer decided to do its own thing for a little will and I had to reboot it - Of course something like that would not happen if this box of wires and resistors was actually in charge of a car.
ScumLord wrote: » I don't know why we assume people would be any better at this than a computer. It's not like humans have a reputation of acting rationally in a emergency situation. We'd panic and probably take out two or more of the groups. First of all brake failure is less likely on AI cars as they'd be monitoring their own consumables. As they'd likely be part of a fleet there would be regular servicing as standard, in the event of brake failure the AI would fall back onto the safest way of stopping the car as quickly as possible (probably signalling all the other cars and possibly traffic lights around it that it was going to attempt an emergency stop). There are ways of bringing a combustion engine to a stop without brakes, if it's an electric car it's even easier to stop without brakes. I don't think the car would even bother with trying to decide who around it least deserves to die, it will just try and stop as quickly as possible. Trying to direct the car could cause more problems so it's pointless. On getting sick or damaging the cars, they could very well work on a monthly fee basis (for best rates), they'll be covered in cameras and might require a credit/debit card if your not registered.
homeguru wrote: » Oh and before all ye nano braincells post back defending the robbery and giving your ever so clever or so you think with a head full of spanners drivelly piss answers..here is what i want ye to do for me......................................... PISSSSS OFFFFFFFFFFF
