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byGravis Zero ( 934156 ) writes:
They say, "we didn't used to have computers and now we got 'em" which is true but it still doesn't address the central idea of how in the hell they are supposed to detect an impaired driver. This sounds like a bunch of people who don't understand how computers actually work and want a magic answer.
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byWaffleMonster ( 969671 ) writes:
The specific means of creating that system are still undetermined, but advocates say much of the technology is already available.
Ditto for fully self driving cars and fusion reactors.
byphantomlord ( 38815 ) writes:
My car has lane detection... I was driving home last night through an area that is under highway construction and the painted lanes don't match up with where the lanes actually are right now, so twice my car popped up an error for "driver fatigue, please pull over and rest." I also get lane warnings when I swerve to avoid someone biking on the shoulder, so if you're driving through an area where a lot of people are biking or you have a lot of pedestrians walking on the shoulder, again, it could cause your impairment alert to go off. Is this system going to shut down everyone's car driving through those situations? How is the computer going to differentiate actual impairment from being alert and driving according to the current road conditions?
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byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
My car has lane detection... I was driving home last night through an area that is under highway construction and the painted lanes don't match up with where the lanes actually are right now, so twice my car popped up an error for "driver fatigue, please pull over and rest."
Now that’s an obnoxious feature.
byJoce640k ( 829181 ) writes:
Bad implementation.
byvivian ( 156520 ) writes:
That's a bad implementation of lane detection that has failed to recognise construction signs, traffic cones or other very obvious cues that there are construction works in progress, and lane markings are not accurate.
If there were none of these things then it's a dangerous failure of your highway construction crews to mark work in progress.
byDontBeAMoran ( 4843879 ) writes:
...and an anal probe in the chair [...] Anybody dumb enough to buy such a car is clearly impaired.
IT's still better than dealing with the airlines. /SouthPark [wikipedia.org]
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