Fixies cause problems for Google's self-driving cars

[tyred]

Not so much faulty, as unfamiliar. Thing is, and soon as the boffins work out the right behaviour, every Google car will know what to do.

So will we constantly have to update our cars like we do with our internet browsers as they iron out all the bugs?

ANd do we have to drive a Chrome or can I opt for a a Firefox or an Opera or even heaven forbid an IE - the Morris Marina of the 21st century

 

[marknotgeorge]

So will we constantly have to update our cars like we do with our internet browsers as they iron out all the bugs?

Isn't that what learning is? Surely it's a given that self-driving cars won't be allowed out on their own until they've reached an acceptable level of safety?

 

[summerdays]

Isn't that what learning is? Surely it's a given that self-driving cars won't be allowed out on their own until they've reached an acceptable level of safety?

In the same way that drivers aren't?

 

[iandg]

Why? Why this antipathy to the word 'fixie'? Really, it baffles me. They don't use the word 'fixed', because that word doesn't mean the same thing. They use the term 'fixed-gear bike', which does mean the same thing, but takes three words to say it. Why this is preferable is just a mystery to me.

A generation thing?

Probably something to do with the fact that I (and many of my friends) were riding 'fixed' before the generation that came along an re-marketed fixed wheel bikes as 'fixies' were born.

 

[swee'pea99]

A generation thing?

Probably something to do with the fact that I (and many of my friends) were riding 'fixed' before the generation that came along an re-marketed fixed wheel bikes as 'fixies' were born.

Bet I'm older than you!

 

[iandg]

Bet I'm older than you!

Mid 50s luddite me. not very adaptable to change.

 

[marknotgeorge]

Is this the swear filter's work? If so, what of?

I made it up to see if anyone would notice. You won, or possibly lost.

 

[classic33]

Isn't that what learning is? Surely it's a given that self-driving cars won't be allowed out on their own until they've reached an acceptable level of safety?

As said earlier, there are three currently on the roads in the UK. Passengers only, no drivers.

 

[classic33]

In the same way that drivers aren't?

And look at what happens to some of them, once on their own!

 

[marzjennings]

So will we constantly have to update our cars like we do with our internet browsers as they iron out all the bugs?

Yes and that's how Tesla works today, updates and improvements every few days.

For example, this year's patches so far for version 6.2 of car's operating system...

Version 6.2 (v2.5.36)
- August 14, 2015 (2.5.36)
- August 1, 2015 (2.5.21)
- Fixes August 2015 DefCon Model S vulnerability hack(s)
- July 20 2015 (2.4.253)
- July 13 2015 (2.4.251)
- July 7, 2015 (2.4.250)
- June 16, 2015 (2.4.249)
- May 30, 2015 (2.4.239)
- More aggressive regen for P85d - more like Classic p85
- Possibly Torque sleep activated for European Model S (Have the lowest consumption in a P85D ever - 165 wh/km)
- Battery main contactors opening (disabling High Voltage) now in sequence (Ground then Positive or the opposite) instead of together.
- May 29, 2015 (2.4.238)
- May 23, 2015 (2.4.236)
- Changes to maps to indicate when a supercharger is in/out of range and additional routing options.
- Blind spot warning has been improved to reduce alerts
- Automatic Emergency Braking has been further improved to reduce the impact of an unavoidable frontal collision
- Traffic-aware Cruise Control is now more responsive at higher speeds.
- May 8, 2015 (2.4.213)
- April 27, 2015 (2.4.188)
- 85D : acceleration setting removed from Driving tab
- April 17, 2015 (2.4.168)
- Insane Mode is more Insane! P85D acceleration improved from 3.2 to 3.1 sec.
- April 17, 2015 (2.4.160)
- April 10, 2015 (2.4.153)
- Top speed of 85D increased to 155 mph; 0-60 time reduced from 5.2 to 4.4. New setting - Acceleration = Normal or Sport (vs P85D Sport or Insane)
- April 4, 2015 (2.4.136)
- March 28, 2015 (2.4.124)

 

[colly]

I've never been able to trackstand - even when Ive got a hand against the railings

Rocky. You have trouble just standing. Especially after a night on the sauce