Subj : Re: 2026 Infrastructure Bill in US; self-driving+
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : paulie420
Date : Sat Jun 03 2023 05:34 am

 pF>  pa> Ford and Volvo are already implementing these 'features' in 2o24. The
 pF>  pa> steering wheels will automatically detect the BAC of drivers; ok, tha
 pF>  pa> sounds smart, right???? Errrhmmmm... maybe not so much. Volvo will al
 pF>  pa> detect alchohol content in the AIR of their customers vehicles - wait
 pF>  pa> this is starting to feel a little weird, right???
 pF> 
 pF> I'd be leery of the air detection model - the idea we're shooting for is
 pF> that a sober driver transports a car full of drunk people, right?

Possibly... what if yer on your property of 100 acres, been drinking heavily and your wife has a heart attack - you have to get them to the edge of your gated property to meet the ambulance. Or, a myriad of other scenarios. This, also, doesn't account for the data collection side of things and where that data is being collected and whom has access to it - it all just stinks to hell.



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