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2016-01-15 Government

Obama pledges nearly $4 billion for self-driving cars

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Posted by Fred 2016-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 "We know that 80 percent of car accidents are due to human error. So we ask ourselves, what happens if human error was eliminated?" Foxx said.

According to the people who make up the narrative on unemployment figures, we would reduce human error to 0%, and therefore the problem would be solved.

Posted by gorb 2016-01-15 01:17|| 2016-01-15 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 The prez can ask. Congress decides if money is appropriated, or not.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-15 06:56|| 2016-01-15 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Two points:
1) They just put out a study about over-reliance on automation in flying a plane and the loss of ability of pilots when the SHTF.
2) Where's the graft in that? Oh yeah that's where.

Posted by AlanC 2016-01-15 07:56|| 2016-01-15 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Pushing the envelope in the development of self delivering car bombs...

Posted by ed in texas 2016-01-15 08:25|| 2016-01-15 08:25|| Front Page Top

#5 If I remember right there was a pilot program for this,...it was called 'The Bus' with a slogan: "Leave the driving to Us".

Posted by Skidmark 2016-01-15 08:58|| 2016-01-15 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 That's four billion (with a "B") dollars worth of 100 percent pure pork lard. No wonder our government has a $20 trillion dollar debt. And with Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan running Congress Obummer won't have any trouble getting it.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-01-15 12:07|| 2016-01-15 12:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Meh. It's only 0.1% of the federal budget. Almost a rounding error. /sarcasm

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-01-15 12:46|| 2016-01-15 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 I wish the 0.1% was almost rounding error. If the Republicans get into office and actually dig into what our current debt is, our "rounding error" is going to be more like 50% I have a feeling.

Posted by gorb 2016-01-15 13:07|| 2016-01-15 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 No thanks. I've seen "I Robot".

Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-01-15 14:20|| 2016-01-15 14:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Bet a self-driving car will eventually be networked for traffic info and can download location information and report folks going into certain neighborhoods when the POlice ask.

Folks pushed back at the idea of a black box in cars but they'll slip that in through the self-driving back door.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-01-15 14:32|| 2016-01-15 14:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Can a self-driving Uber tell if their is a passenger in the car vs a box of drugs being delivered?

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-01-15 14:33|| 2016-01-15 14:33|| Front Page Top

#12 Its a payoff to Google for all of the free data mining they did for the One during the last presidential election and all of that free data on computer use they give to the Feds.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-01-15 16:27|| 2016-01-15 16:27|| Front Page Top

#13 Govmint Motors recently announced research into self driving vehicles. Another payoff to the unions.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2016-01-15 17:19|| 2016-01-15 17:19|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Lampedusa Creretch3679 2016-01-15 17:57|| 2016-01-15 17:57|| Front Page Top

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