Russian Driverless Truck

News from RT: 

Driverless Truck - https://www.rt.com/russia/487077-kamaz-driverless-trucks-arctic/

Babies and Sensors and Cars

Two friends are having a drink in a London pub.

-"I wouldn't leave my dog behind, in the car: no way I'd forget him! I love Rex. He's so loyal and intelligent..." 

-"What about Jason, your son?"

-"Well, that's different. I know what you mean."

-"Me, once, I was in the pub and I got bored, and I decided to go home, and I stormed out, like, got in the car and drove home. Arrived home, sat down in front of the telly, and the mobile rings. You know what: I'd left my wife, Sheila, behind. I'd forgotten she was with me. I was well annoyed, I must say." 

-"Big as she is, you didn't see her, like?"

-"Big? Yes, she's big. I agree. She's so fat, it's like I got two for the price of one! Anyway, I had to go back and pick her up. I hesitated for a second, mind..."

-"A missed opportunity, maybe." 

  

PS -- You may remember that David Cameron and his wife, when he was still PM, once forgot one of their children in the pub: they left the little girl behind. They came back later to pick her up, as one does. But I think they have more than one child, which means you have to do a head count every time, and it does get tedious, doesn't it? ("Darling, I wish we didn't have 8 of them!") 

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In-vehicle sensor uses radar to detect forgotten babies and pets: 

https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/radar-sensor-infants-pets/

Steve Wozniak on Autonomous Vehicles

Steve Wozniak on Autonomous Vehicles

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/24/apple-wozniak-given-up-believing-in-self-driving-cars-in-his-lifetime.html

OnStar REFERRAL CODE: 137609

Use the OnStar REFERRAL CODE: 137609 to activate your subscription:

2006–2010 VEHICLES

Get up to 3 months of OnStar® Safety & Security coverage

and Turn-by-Turn Navigation for free — simply push your

blue OnStar button to get connected.

2011–2014 VEHICLES

Get up to 3 months of Connected Services and OnStar

Safety & Security coverage for free. Remotely start

or stop your vehicle and lock or unlock your doors (if

properly equipped) — all from your vehicle’s mobile app.

Plus, you’ll get 2 years of standard connectivity, which

currently enables services like Vehicles Diagnostics with

Connected Access.

2015 AND NEWER VEHICLES

Get up to 3 months of Connected Services and OnStar

Safety & Security coverage for free. Remotely start or stop

your vehicle and lock or unlock your doors (if properly

equipped) — all from your vehicle’s mobile app. You’ll also

get a built-in Wi-Fi® Hotspot. Plus, you’ll get 5 years of

standard connectivity, which currently enables services

like Vehicle Diagnostics with Connected Access.

Sex & the Self-Driving Car

GIZMAG

Making the most of one's commute: you ain't seen nothing yet!  

"Is that the ice-cream van, mate?"

"No, it's Tatyana, the Bielorussian girl, in her self-driving stretched limo, on her evening round."

"What services does she offer?"

"She calls it Uber Personalized Escort & Assist Services Ltd: a true businesswoman, she is, Tatyana."

"Business, what business?"

"£60.00 for a quick one in the back of the vehicle, mate. A real upmarket brothel on wheels, red curtains, thick carpet, king-size bed: 15 mins. Amazing. And you get a free glass of Prosecco. And nibbles."

"Nibbles?"

"Well, peanuts -- and she may nibble your nuts if you pay extra."

"Right. I'm off! See you shortly..."

"You flag her by the side of the road, waving your £50 note."

"Thanks!" 

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90264809/self-driving-cars-will-be-for-sex-scientists-say?

Self-driving cars will be for sex, scientists say Nearly 60% of all Americans have had sex in cars. Just wait until the cars can drive themselves. www.fastcompany.com

GM’s Step-By-Step Instructions For In-Vehicle Development & Testing

GM’s Step-By-Step Instructions For In-Vehicle Development & Testing may be found here:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/07/general-motors-instructions-for-in-vehicle-development-testing/

Basically, one registers, downloads the SDK, and develops one’s app. and then applies to GM for testing with an actual vehicle (VIN has to be supplied by the developer).

GM reviews the request and if approved by GM, proceeds to grant access to that vehicle.

Smiling Car

GIZMAG -- People are the problem...

 

A smiling car does make sense, if you follow their explanation.

 

As for me, I would like my fridge to smile at me in the morning, when I walk into the kitchen. "Hello, Babak! Lovely to see you today. How are you?" And so on. Would have to be an intelligent fridge, preferably. Otherwise, it could become very trying, very quickly.

 

The next step would be for the fridge to have a chat with the toaster, and the toaster to make fun of the washing machine, and so on. Hopefully, any human input (and presence) will soon be totally, utterly redundant.

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http://newatlas.com/semcon-self-driving-smiling-car/45484/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=081e27efd3-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-081e27efd3-90190513

Smiling car tells pedestrians when it's safe to cross newatlas.com Around town, drivers and pedestrians communicate using body language and eye contact, something a self-driving car can’t do. To try and solve the problem, a Swedish company has developed a car capable of flashing a smile at pedestrians.

Invisible Sensing

Invisible Sensing of Vehicle Steering with Smartphones:

https://kabru.eecs.umich.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/VSense.pdf

Standards for Car Talk

Please find an article from the IEEE "The Institute" magazine regarding the recent IEEE standards for car and roadside infrastructures to communicate with each other @

http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/portal/site/tionline/menuitem.130a3558587d56e8fb2275875bac26c8/index.jsp?&pName=institute_level1_article&TheCat=2201&article=tionline/legacy/inst2007/mar2007/featurewire.xml&