GM to launch car that drives itself, literally

[Koenigsegg]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=107011

The system is to become available on more models by the end of the decade ? initially other cars on the Epsilon platform, including the next Saab 9-3, Cadillac BLS and Saturn Aura. Whether it will be launched in the U.S. will depend on whether administrators deem it safe ? product liability laws are different in America.

Yeah I'd say that's a minor part of it. . .

"Hey look Homer's got one of them robot cars!"
*crash*
"One of them American robot cars.

 

[bootymac]

Give me a call when Toyota or Honda designs something similar

 

[Blazin Trav]

Hmm, sounds like a disaster to me.

 

[quakefiend420]

wow...i can't wait to see this in action

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: bootymac
Give me a call when Toyota or Honda designs something similar

Mercedes have a system that is very similar to this.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

So this doesn't require a "smart road"? Interesting. It's not run on Windows(tm), is it?

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

I would love to see how this works. I remember seeing a special on similar technology some years ago (20/20 maybe?). That would be pretty unnerving to sit in the car, drinking a cup of coffee while reading the paper on the way to work in the morning.

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed
I would love to see how this works. I remember seeing a special on similar technology some years ago (20/20 maybe?). That would be pretty unnerving to sit in the car, drinking a cup of coffee while reading the paper on the way to work in the morning.

For sure, especially with version 1.0 of the road going version. There's enough problems with regular software for your computer upon first release let alone your car that drives you at 60mph.

I'm going to wait until V2.1 at least.


Edit: brings up the old dilema of who is to blame if it screws up and kills someone. The original programmer? the tester? The project manager? The user using the vehicle?

 

[mwmorph]

nissan already has 1 in japan. they say they wil not bring ti to us roads since us raods dont have the amtinence needed to keep "Lane Keep" safely functioning.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
nissan already has 1 in japan. they say they wil not bring ti to us roads since us raods dont have the amtinence needed to keep "Lane Keep" safely functioning.

That doesn't surprise me. The system probably uses lasers to track lane lines or the edge of the road. A crappy road that needs repaved might cause problems with the software.

 

[40Hands]

Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
So this doesn't require a "smart road"? Interesting. It's not run on Windows(tm), is it?

Yep, they run it on Windows ME. It's totally safe, lets go for a ride.

 

[akubi]

end of GM in sight

 

[LuNoTiCK]

If this works out it could be great.

 

[venk]

This sounds completly pointless to me.

 

[MikeMike]

i love it.

honda announces a product that will keep you in your lane, ppl arent scared at all.

GM announces product similar, ppl are scared as fvck..

jesus ppl.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
i love it.

honda announces a product that will keep you in your lane, ppl arent scared at all.

GM announces product similar, ppl are scared as fvck..

jesus ppl.

Some people are so pathetic.

 

[FeuerFrei]

GMs stab at getting good press. Notice they said said "by the end of the decade". I don't think GM can deliver. They put out ads flaunting their "hybrid" technology but have not delivered a viable product.

 

[Miramonti]

It will be a long time before any carmaker can afford the liability of these in the US. The technology will need to get much further advanced and failsafe than it is now.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Great...take all the fun out of owning a car. :roll:

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Great...take all the fun out of owning a car. :roll:

No joke. Why not just ride the damn bus.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

GM's had cruise control on vehicles for some time now that sense when vehicles are getting too close to the front or rear of the vehicle and will augment speed accordingly. Just the next step in cruise control technology.

To those knocking it, thinking that driving won't be fun anymore, do you honestly think you won't have any control over the car? :roll: Use yer brains. That won't ever happen. It'll be a feature that you can turn on and off.

 

[Koenigsegg]

Originally posted by: venk
This sounds completly pointless to me.

Are you kidding?

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Great...take all the fun out of owning a car. :roll:

No joke. Why not just ride the damn bus.

You always have the choice of driving yourself. But if you're coming home late from the bar, I don't recall busses being there at 2a.m. waiting for you, nor will they take you directly to your destination.

I don't know about you but I'd rather have a sophisticated, tested car that is hopefully prone to crashing than a drunk driver on the wrong side of the road.

I'd even take that over a woman eating a bigman talking on her cell phone putting on her make up etc. as well

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
GMs stab at getting good press. Notice they said said "by the end of the decade". I don't think GM can deliver. They put out ads flaunting their "hybrid" technology but have not delivered a viable product.

notice they say it will be available on the 2008 Opel Vectra

can you read?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
GMs stab at getting good press. Notice they said said "by the end of the decade". I don't think GM can deliver. They put out ads flaunting their "hybrid" technology but have not delivered a viable product.

notice they say it will be available on the 2008 Opel Vectra

can you read?

They have plenty of viable products for hybrid technology. Ethanol vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, blah blah blah. However, the fuel delivery infrastructure makes mass product of these vehicles prohibitive.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
GMs stab at getting good press. Notice they said said "by the end of the decade". I don't think GM can deliver. They put out ads flaunting their "hybrid" technology but have not delivered a viable product.

Why don't you ask the National Park system how they're doing with the Hybrid busses GM has supplied them, from what i've heard they been saving from 25% to 50% on fuel.