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donlever wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:03 pm
Gonna buy mine until new order is in, sell it and put a bunch of cashola in the bank.
Whatya in these days? X6 was the last I recall. We may have to do the same thing depending on what we get, everyone ordering is at least months delayed.
Fun test driving some of these vehicles! Have to head down to Van to drive a few that don't have dealers up here though.
donlever wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:03 pm
Gonna buy mine until new order is in, sell it and put a bunch of cashola in the bank.
Whatya in these days? X6 was the last I recall. We may have to do the same thing depending on what we get, everyone ordering is at least months delayed.
Fun test driving some of these vehicles! Have to head down to Van to drive a few that don't have dealers up here though.
X6 indeed.....
Good memory. That was a few vehicles ago. Had the SS before that.
Think I sent pics of both of those in back in the day.
Can't recall if that was there or here.
Last time I talked about my car Hank and marccrawford ran me into the dirt.
I just got connected to a section in the new US Infrastructure Bill. There is a large section on vehicle saftey. A few of the tings they are looking at:
- bring pedestrians and cyclists into the car cell/data network via their mobile phones for collision avoidance. Yes Big Brother wants to know where you are.
- expanding and mandating collision avoidance, auto braking and steering
- mandated breathalysers in all vehicles to reduce impaired driving
Lots of studies being funded, lots of big brother is watching to make you safer, not much action
Topper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:51 pm
I just got connected to a section in the new US Infrastructure Bill. There is a large section on vehicle saftey. A few of the tings they are looking at:
- bring pedestrians and cyclists into the car cell/data network via their mobile phones for collision avoidance. Yes Big Brother wants to know where you are.
- expanding and mandating collision avoidance, auto braking and steering
- mandated breathalysers in all vehicles to reduce impaired driving
Lots of studies being funded, lots of big brother is watching to make you safer, not much action
Interesting, but from a technology perspective using anything that is network-based for collision avoidance is a non-starter. Network latency means information about pedestrians/cars won't be delivered fast enough. Let alone when the network is down. As well, GPS is only precise to 5m, so good luck in avoiding a pedestrian. And then there's pedestrians without smartphones, or with location mode off. I guess they're out of luck? So cell data is only useful a secondary information, like for route planning in Google Maps. When it comes to collision avoidance the primary systems will need to be onboard the vehicle. This is where Tesla has the advantage as they're already beaming information to the mothership from every car they sell to train their self-driving AI.
Topper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:51 pm
I just got connected to a section in the new US Infrastructure Bill. There is a large section on vehicle saftey. A few of the tings they are looking at:
- bring pedestrians and cyclists into the car cell/data network via their mobile phones for collision avoidance. Yes Big Brother wants to know where you are.
- expanding and mandating collision avoidance, auto braking and steering
- mandated breathalysers in all vehicles to reduce impaired driving
Lots of studies being funded, lots of big brother is watching to make you safer, not much action
Interesting, but from a technology perspective using anything that is network-based for collision avoidance is a non-starter. Network latency means information about pedestrians/cars won't be delivered fast enough. Let alone when the network is down. As well, GPS is only precise to 5m, so good luck in avoiding a pedestrian. And then there's pedestrians without smartphones, or with location mode off. I guess they're out of luck? So cell data is only useful a secondary information, like for route planning in Google Maps. When it comes to collision avoidance the primary systems will need to be onboard the vehicle. This is where Tesla has the advantage as they're already beaming information to the mothership from every car they sell to train their self-driving AI.
You and I know that, but they are throwing millions at researching it.
Toyota is transmitting as well. i wouldn't doubt if most new models are. could be something like adding RF transmitter at a specific frequency to cell phones and a series of receivers in vehicles.
Over the Internet, you can pretend to be anyone or anything.
I'm amazed that so many people choose to be complete twats.
donlever wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:15 pm
No EQS's in yet Aaron.
Buddy says limited shipments only and they may not even get one.
Big dealership with large turnaround so surprising they wouldn't get a kick at one if available.
Deposit we put down is on a new i4. Who actually knows when it will be here or built but going with the M package which should expedite things as most are going with the more basic model.
Should be a fun car to drive!
We'll have quite the pair in a full size diesel and an electric if it all works out. But really we can't turf fossil yet, still need the room and the travel distance. Don't need the full power of a diesel but hate limiting myself as we do have a trailer and I can get 900kms to a tank.
Kinda the same as the EV, why not get the 536 hp, most test drives have it at 3.6s to 60 mph?