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Autonomous Cars ...
8 years ago
The days of the 'self-driving' car are fast approaching.
To be honest, I'm quite taken with the new Audi A4. I love the virtual cockpit display and the functionality. I probably should be railing against it because it could be a huge distraction to driving. I know I'd be susceptible to being distracted by such a cool thing. And I do not text when driving. I also don't talk on the phone. Nevertheless, the technology is fascinating, and I love it, from a purely nerdy standpoint.
I'm geeky about the adaptive cruise control. I love the sign recognition technology. The side monitoring technology and the parking function are cool as well. But then I stop and think about this stuff, and I think, if the car does it all for me, then what am I? Where is the fun? Where is the challenge? Where is the responsibility?
I'm a car nut. I love driving. I love cars. I have only ever owned one automatic transmission vehicle in my entire life, and I've been driving (legally) since I was 16. That's 30 years of driving. I actually started driving my dad's vehicles when I was tall enough to reach the pedals at 7. And he only ever owned standard transmissions too. I love the connection between man and machine. It's not just a vehicle to go from A - to - B for me. Why would I want to have my car do all these things for me? Why am I so taken by the car I described above? Is the nerd in me winning out?
I love the prospect of having the technology. The fact that it's available if the need does arise is why I'm interested. The problem is that there will be people who will use the technology as an excuse. It will be just another way to shirk their own responsibility in driving. Even if your car CAN do things for you, doesn't mean that it is going to be responsible all the time.
Technology has taken way too much priority in people's lives these days. I see so many of my students who can't survive without their smart phones. They can't walk down the hall way without being glued to their phone screens. What has happened? This stuff is seriously an addiction and people have to get back in control of their lives.
*rant ... over?*
To be honest, I'm quite taken with the new Audi A4. I love the virtual cockpit display and the functionality. I probably should be railing against it because it could be a huge distraction to driving. I know I'd be susceptible to being distracted by such a cool thing. And I do not text when driving. I also don't talk on the phone. Nevertheless, the technology is fascinating, and I love it, from a purely nerdy standpoint.
I'm geeky about the adaptive cruise control. I love the sign recognition technology. The side monitoring technology and the parking function are cool as well. But then I stop and think about this stuff, and I think, if the car does it all for me, then what am I? Where is the fun? Where is the challenge? Where is the responsibility?
I'm a car nut. I love driving. I love cars. I have only ever owned one automatic transmission vehicle in my entire life, and I've been driving (legally) since I was 16. That's 30 years of driving. I actually started driving my dad's vehicles when I was tall enough to reach the pedals at 7. And he only ever owned standard transmissions too. I love the connection between man and machine. It's not just a vehicle to go from A - to - B for me. Why would I want to have my car do all these things for me? Why am I so taken by the car I described above? Is the nerd in me winning out?
I love the prospect of having the technology. The fact that it's available if the need does arise is why I'm interested. The problem is that there will be people who will use the technology as an excuse. It will be just another way to shirk their own responsibility in driving. Even if your car CAN do things for you, doesn't mean that it is going to be responsible all the time.
Technology has taken way too much priority in people's lives these days. I see so many of my students who can't survive without their smart phones. They can't walk down the hall way without being glued to their phone screens. What has happened? This stuff is seriously an addiction and people have to get back in control of their lives.
*rant ... over?*
to put it simply, this world is *BEEEEP!*
You just wanna Forza-fy your 510, and make it go 300 miles an hour :P
https://95octane.com/wp-content/upl.....ng_wheel_6.jpg
can't believe they actually considered this
I have to say though, that I always enjoyed going by train, when I had the time and I find driving a car a pretty boring necessity to get from A to B. I'd rather sit back, enjoy the landscape, read a book or do something else. Sorry for being so unemotional when it comes to cars :/