Uh oh, another Tesla autopilot crash fatality

[Frank Lee]

Gosh, now I won't get to sleep tonight- too worried about underpopulation.

It's all about the money.

[redneck]

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The Georgia Guidestones

The Georgia Guidestones


THE MESSAGE OF THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10.Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.


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[Frank Lee]

Funny how rarely those are mentioned. I'd wager ZERO of Leno's Man On The Street people know about it.

Humanity is pretty much doing... Oh... none of those.

[redpoint5]

Despite humanity doing "none of those" we've never been better. Never have humans lived in such abundance, or peace, or diversity, or cooperation...

but doom is around the corner. We don't recycle enough, or something.

[wdb]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

In the future where cars are safe enough that I can pay no attention, then I would accept a car that drives the speed limit.

And you won't mind, because the "speed limit" will be higher.

You can't win a lawsuit against Toyota for installing a seat belt that bruised your chest when you crashed the car into a wall.

Uhmmm, you really ought to google "seatbelt lawsuit".

Originally Posted by redpoint5

but doom is around the corner. We don't recycle enough, or something.

For just a second there you sounded like a certain candidate for a certain political office.

[Frank Lee]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Despite humanity doing "none of those" we've never been better. Never have humans lived in such abundance, or peace, or diversity, or cooperation...

but doom is around the corner. We don't recycle enough, or something.

B.S.

It's here.

[freebeard]

The Georgia Guidestones

Wouldn't this be more appropriate in The Lounge or Unicorn Corral?

3. Unite humanity with a living new language.

HTML5!

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

In the future where cars are safe enough that I can pay no attention,...

OK, if you want to get into fantasy :-)

Besides, we'll all be arriving at our destinations much sooner when congestion is alleviated by autonomous driving.

Wrong, for two reasons. First, given the use cases Musk and others talk about, you'll have more (sub)urban congestion, because after dropping you off, your autonomous vehicle will be cruising empty to pick up another passenger.

Second, congestion is really only a problem in said (sub)urban areas, and then only some of them, some of the time. Out here in the real world, 'congestion' is some tourist ignoring the "Slow traffic must use turnouts" signs.

Insurance is still necessary regardless of the confidence in autopilot. What if an uninsured motorist hits you? Insurance isn't just liability in case you screw up...

Yes, insurance IS liability in case we screw up, at least for those of us who buy vehicles we can afford, instead of financing them.

What does deep pockets have to do with responsibility?

Deep pockets has to do with who gets sued, and who wins jury verdicts.

Regardless, Tesla never said the feature is to encourage inattention to driving...

Perhaps they have not come out and said that, straight out, for legal reasons. However, their marketing, naming, and Musk's remarks would certainly give a reasonable person that impression.

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Despite humanity doing "none of those" we've never been better. Never have humans lived in such abundance, or peace, or diversity, or cooperation...

You really think so? Only if you get to define 'abundance' as having some high-tech beads and trinkets. Or (for some, at least) having such a plentiful supply of junk food that people can be simultaneously obese and malnourished.

[Frank Lee]

I get to listen to semi loads of "abundance" going to and fro all day and all night, through my "residential area" on the edge of town and also at a lake cabin and also at a farm.

It didn't used to be that way.