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dewster
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re: Drunk! But in your own self driving car?
Posted by dewster on 1/16/26 at 9:06 am to real turf fan
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Could some company reinvent the family car to be simple: no electronics, no voice commands. Incorporate the safety physical collision features (the crumple engine compartment and hood, for example)?
I think the most simple car, given the increasingly tighter restrictions on internal combustion engines, will end up being a base model Nissan Leaf or something very soon.
Maybe a Chevy Trax or something already does that?.
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re: Drunk! But in your own self driving car?
Posted by dewster on 1/16/26 at 9:05 am to KosmoCramer
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Waymo, et al have level 4 self driving where the vehicle does everything, buts it's geofenced to a finite area of some cities and has a low maximum speed.
It's trippy as hell to see those little Jaguar E-Paces pulling up next to you at a traffic light and seeing that there's NOBODY IN THE frickING CAR.
And then realizing as they move along that they are better drivers than most people probably are. :rotflmao:
re: Drunk! But in your own self driving car?
Posted by dewster on 1/16/26 at 8:42 am to LSUTANGERINE
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Got me to thinking. What would happen if someone was obviously drunk and, not only in their own self driving car, but in the back seat. And the car gets in a wreck or gets pulled over for whatever reason. With the police have a case for DUI?
I'm sure most states haven't updated their laws for this.
The Cadillacs, GMCs, and Denalis with the Super Cruise system will not operate if someone isn't in the driver's seat. It periodically checks that the person in that seat is awake (I think it is smart enough to recognize if a person's eyes are closed, if they are using their seatbelt, and checks every couple of minutes for them being awake). Technically I think it could handle most routes, but the lawyers at that company have clearly influenced the programming and hardware decisions.
I think Tesla's system works in a similar way but is more ballsy from a legal standpoint. 'm sure that it could handle a long distance with no driver at all if allowed. May run into trouble with curb cuts, alleys, or driveways but so would a sober teenaged girl. Even in most Teslas, I think the car also knows if someone is in the operator's seat and if they are alert.
And there's always the risk that a cop sees a "driver" passed out in the passenger seat, but how do they pull the darn thing over?
Now Waymo is a different story. Zoox would be too if they ever figured out how to make the tech work. Those vehicles are for hire, and drunk college kids and tourists in places like Vegas are a big part of their future market.
Here is an example of a 2021 Cadillac that has an optics feature built into the steering wheel. Notice the green light at the top of the steering wheel to indicate that the system is active. The tiny black monitor device below it, right above the air bag is what periodically scans the driver being awake and not asleep or having a newspaper in front of their face - it can detect the heat signature of a person, and it can't be tricked easily with an Airplane! style blow up doll. Supposedly it can see through polarized sunglasses too.
I could be wrong because this tech is moving so damn fast right now.
I'm fairly certain that Tesla has a similar driver monitor system, but IMO it's a bit cleaner looking and less "lawyer engineered" than the Cadillac system.
I also think that Cadillac/GMC advertise what their system can do very clearly while Tesla tends to under sell the full capabilities once they become available (meaning the Teslas can do a little more than what is advertised), and Teslas seem to be updated more regularly.
I do think we are at a point right now where these systems likely could technically drive people to and from most addresses without any input though. There are legal and regulatory hurdles that would have to change for that full self driving tech to be available for use without any operator in private motor vehicles. I'm sure that we will see these hurdles removed in many places within the next couple of years in some states though.
I think Tesla is the leader right now, with GM being second best. GM has a slightly smoother approach with the lidar mapping and onboard systems working together (slightly better hardware platform), but they limit themselves to use on highways and major roads, state routes, etc. and not secondary streets. Telsa will just roll on any public road which is fricking awesome and ballsy IMO. You could have your Tesla drive down a residential street and watch it dodge parked cars and stray dogs.
Once you pull onto a residential street, the Cadillac will start warning and buzzing you to put your hands on the wheel at that point and to find your own damn driveway.
BMW, Hyundai, and Ford are not far behind GMC/Cadillac. Which makes sense considering they are massive companies with a huge R&D budget.
I think the smaller companies like Mazda or Nissan are investing in this space but aren't as polished as the other options yet.
I have no idea what Lucid and Rivian are doing. I really don't follow them very much except one of my neighbors has a Lucid. It's a sweet looking car.
I guess my age will show with this. I'm not sure if I'd trust any system to drive me home completely without at least passively monitoring it in places like south Louisiana (with so many shitty roads/bridges, faded pavement markings, road debris, and bodies of water to drive into) or Pittsburgh (with cliffs and equally shitty roads/bridges).
What I'd like to see is for heavy trucks to be outfitted with tech like Tesla's autopilot or GM's Super Cruise. Then we slowly phase in extended driving hours for freight haulers that are using these automated cruise systems, since it will reduce fatigue and improve their driving performance even when they are tired or frustrated with traffic.
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LSU is seeing surge in AI cheating allegations - Students could lose scholarships
LSU and every other institution of learning.......
You can track the usage of some AI tools - the greatest user volume is during the school year.
re: Affluent White Liberal Female takes entitlement to a new level.
Posted by dewster on 1/16/26 at 8:23 am to BoomerandSooner
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typical liberal cuckold with no balls
I was going to argue that nobody would ever sleep with his wife, therefore he does not fit the classical definition of that term.
But this is the evolving definition of the word "cuck":
So yeah. I guess the OP is correct. Husband is a weak, servile cuck who should have his man card revoked.
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they went out of their way to try and keep her from getting into trouble with a potential DWI. However, you can’t always protect people from themselves
No they were protecting the community from her. She was in no condition to drive.
They could have been assholes and waited in the parking lot for her to get in her Tesla and then immediately arrested her. But then they'd be criticized for letting an intoxicated person get into her car and potentially drive it for a few feet, potentially endangering life or property.
re: Affluent White Liberal Female takes entitlement to a new level.
Posted by dewster on 1/16/26 at 8:08 am to BoomerandSooner
Article on this says her home address is 30 miles away in a part of Cleveland called Shaker Heights. That's basically like driving the distance from LSU to St. Francisville or Gonzales.
She should not have been driving home, even in a Tesla with full self driving. But definitely not for a 30 mile trip with freeways and numerous intersections.
I can put up with bending a lot of rules, but driving while intoxicated is a pretty important one, especially with such a long route home.
She should not have been driving home, even in a Tesla with full self driving. But definitely not for a 30 mile trip with freeways and numerous intersections.
I can put up with bending a lot of rules, but driving while intoxicated is a pretty important one, especially with such a long route home.
re: Genesis GV 80
Posted by dewster on 1/15/26 at 9:47 am to Splackavellie
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Yes the GV 70 is the smaller one
That one is a looker. I prefer the styling for that one over the GV80.
re: Genesis GV 80
Posted by dewster on 1/15/26 at 9:11 am to OldManRiver
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If you put stock into such things, they have abysmal Consumer Reports reliability ratings.
Problem with consumer reports is their statistical sample. Their audience is heavily skewed towards older people and concentrated in a specific geographic area.
And unfortunately, that audience has shrunken to the point where they struggle to actually get a decent sample size for many very popular products.
re: Genesis GV 80
Posted by dewster on 1/15/26 at 9:09 am to Splackavellie
Don't have one but they look great.
I like the slightly smaller, sportier one too. Maybe the 70? Not sure but it looks really good.
I like the slightly smaller, sportier one too. Maybe the 70? Not sure but it looks really good.
re: Sascha Riley is spilling ALL the tea on Trump
Posted by dewster on 1/15/26 at 8:57 am to tigerdup07
There is a board for this. Also I have no idea who Sascha Riley is and don't care about their axe to grind.
But I want the Epstein docs released entirely with only the victim's names redacted.
But I want the Epstein docs released entirely with only the victim's names redacted.
re: Has anyone made the move to flat brimmed caps
Posted by dewster on 1/15/26 at 8:07 am to The Scofflaw
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Has anyone made the move to flat brimmed caps
Don't see that in my future.
Don't think it's compatible with the shorter bed trucks paired with the larger cab models. But I don't really see why they can't do it with the models with the mid sized or longer beds.
I think GM trucks have a step built into the bumper and bodywork. Definitely not as nice looking as the old step sides.
Add two tone paint as another feature of the 1980s and 1990s that I miss.
I think GM trucks have a step built into the bumper and bodywork. Definitely not as nice looking as the old step sides.
Add two tone paint as another feature of the 1980s and 1990s that I miss.
re: Boeing is crushing it!
Posted by dewster on 1/14/26 at 9:12 am to Ace Midnight
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Did they turn the company back over to the engineers where it belongs? Or are the accountants and salesmen still running the thing into the ground from a technical standpoint?
Not sure personally. But a lot of people suggested that Boeing commercial aircraft division needs to be run more like Boeing's A&D business.
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Outsold Airbus for the first time since 2018.
Good. They need to stay focused on quality and start work on either a middle of the market aircraft or a 737 MAX replacement.
Good design. Will have a learning curve.
Hopefully St George can develop a white collar office park, some mixed use, and some light retail on the stretch and avoid a Siegen Lane style hellscape.
Hopefully St George can develop a white collar office park, some mixed use, and some light retail on the stretch and avoid a Siegen Lane style hellscape.
Don't get the crazy ones pregnant.
I watch the show, and I thought that scene was entertaining.
The non-binary kid's attitude is that this is MY space, you are intruding on it by existing. The only effort that kid made to be friendly involved a pet rodent, which is far more objectionable than having beef jerky or scented candles in the dorm room.
The blonde girl was asking legitimate questions and demonstrating a healthy level of curiosity about her new roommate's life. Her questions were met with condescension, unreasonable demands, and clear signs that the weird kid was not going to be friendly or open minded.
The blonde girl will get a lot more out of college life if she continues to approach new people with respect, friendliness, and curiosity. The non-binary character will struggle in life if they can't let that chip on their shoulder stop driving their merged identity/ideology.
A lot of normal Americans probably felt like this country was becoming that dorm room for the past 15 years.
I could see the producers and writers getting a lot of heat over that script.
The non-binary kid's attitude is that this is MY space, you are intruding on it by existing. The only effort that kid made to be friendly involved a pet rodent, which is far more objectionable than having beef jerky or scented candles in the dorm room.
The blonde girl was asking legitimate questions and demonstrating a healthy level of curiosity about her new roommate's life. Her questions were met with condescension, unreasonable demands, and clear signs that the weird kid was not going to be friendly or open minded.
The blonde girl will get a lot more out of college life if she continues to approach new people with respect, friendliness, and curiosity. The non-binary character will struggle in life if they can't let that chip on their shoulder stop driving their merged identity/ideology.
A lot of normal Americans probably felt like this country was becoming that dorm room for the past 15 years.
I could see the producers and writers getting a lot of heat over that script.
re: How bad is the real estate market in BR?
Posted by dewster on 1/12/26 at 11:41 am to Mayhem3524
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The prices in St. George are increasing daily. In 5-10 years it will be unrecognizable. Apartments will be the only option, unless you’re very wealthy. Prarieville has maybe 15-20 years and it will be the same.
You are probably right.
I looked at buying a rental there last week. IRR didn't meet my requirements, but I was impressed with the house and the price. The darn thing had a signed offer almost immediately after I viewed it too.
There are geographic limitations to expansion in Pensacola. That region is also indirectly competing with Tampa Bay, Mobile, New Orleans/Baton Rouge, and even Houston for major industrial growth.
re: Explain, if you allow.. Everyone here is 130+ IQ
Posted by dewster on 1/12/26 at 11:27 am to drizztiger
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I'm crazy intelligent and don't sit on poli all day.
Somewhat poli related......
Bell Curve by Charles Alan Murray dove into the measure of Intelligence Quotient, broken down by demographic and social characteristics. He then went on to show how there was a fairly good correlation between achievement in American life and IQ, and how the IQ of some groups has changed over the years and why sociologists have lobbied successfully to avoid widespread testing since the 1970s.
Democrats would not like that book very much. And he probably couldn't publish that data today. He got a lot of heat for it even in 1994.
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