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NYC_SKP

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7. The person who can't tell if they're sure thay want to go into the mall driveway or not...

Reply to Recursion (Reply #6)

Mon May 11, 2015, 01:48 AM

May 2015

...blocks the whole thing.

The system works well only when all cars are using it and all drivers are doing it right.

I'm all for it, I'm just not going to make projections about it solving problems that, in the end, are human problems.

Good point about merging and gaming the software.

The market now trades at light speed and if a two trades are made at the same instant, and one trader is one block closer to the stock market mainframe, there's an advantage.

http://www.radiolab.org/story/267195-million-dollar-microsecond/

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Autonomous truck cleared to drive on US roads for the first time [View all] Recursion May 2015 OP

I know people, idiots, who say that V2V smart car "trains" are just a couple years away. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

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I've seen one driverless Google car on 580. I expect to see a few more. NYC_SKP May 2015 #4

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Baugh! denbot May 2015 #8

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Compared to..? denbot May 2015 #10

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