Robots Can Apply For Driver's Licenses In Nevada

[sky otter]

 

are there any sane folk in gov??..i don't tink so...
wyoming wants a aircraft carrier and now nevada says robots are ok to drive

Robots Can Apply For Driver's Licenses In Nevada (VIDEO)

Nevada allows gambling, prostitution and, now, robot driver's licenses.

As of March 1, the state allows robot researchers to apply for a special license allowing them to test robotic vehicles on open roads, according to RobotLiving.com, which sayid the cars driven by the robots will be marked with a red license plate during the testing phase.

Once the robot drivers prove their metal -- er, mettle -- the license plates will change to green.

Nevada governor Brian Sandoval signed A.B. 511 into law last June after Google pushed a campaign to give androids the right to the same access to roads as humanoids. Robotic Prius cars are already driving semi-legally in California, according to SingularityHub.com.

The robot drivers have already driven more than 200,000 miles in California semi-legally, but experts believe Nevada's openess will help researchers perfect the robotic technology.

The state may have hit the jackpot with this law: anyone who wants a robot car license has to post a bond in excess of $1 million to ensure against damage and they have to provide the Nevada DMV with a detailed report on what they are testing with each car.

It could take years before robotic cars are a reality but Buzz60.com correspondent Maureen Aladin anticipates they will be an improvement over humans.

"At least with robots, there won't be any human error," she said. "No robot profiling, texting while driving or road rage."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/robots-drivers-licenses-nevada_n_1316829.html?ref=weird-news

[zorgon]

Back in 1971 Playboy magazine ran an article on a motor home that had the ability to drive itself once you covered the route once manually. Was $100,000.00 which at that time was a lot of money..

The Playboy land yacht...

Talk about the ultimate retro-futuristic mobile pad. The Playboy Land Yacht was designed by Syd Mead for Playboy Magazine. Though only conceptual, the yacht is capable of driving itself with electronic sensors:

    The brain box of the vehicle, located on the right side, incorporates radar activated sensors for remote controlled cruising, trip lapses with recorded tips on throughway exits, and two zoom-lensed TV cameras to monitor the road far and off.

    Also, the brain box can be closed and pivoted to double as cocktail table, and it also features bathroom, food prep unit and an open air skylight with its electronic sun deck. On the other, Yacht's pointed nose has dual role: it provides the aerodynamic styling and allows for the four lounge seats, up front, to be arranged at 45 degree angle.

    For night driving, the yacht's front lighting consists of two swing-down iodine quartz lamps, plus four normal high/low/intermediate lights, which are folded back when off, swinging out against adjustable stops (for proper aiming) when the sliding cover door is activated. In addition, a front-scanning infrared lamp produces a wide-angle fan of radiation, for pickup on the yacht's console-mounted TV screen. What you see in the monitor is an infrared-filter view of the roadway. This system is an outgrowth of the exotic Air Force fighter-pilot technology, which produces an animated, terrain-characteristic "picture" in front of the pilot, regardless of the weather or visibility conditions.

    The yacht's pointed nose serves two functions: It provides the aerodynamic styling that a machine of this size demands and it allows for the four lounge seats up front to be arranged at a 45-degree angle to the axis of the vehicle, thus saving considering interior space.

In the rear of the yacht is a lounge complete with a 6 x 7 foot bed, TV, movie projector, and a bar capsule. Last but not least, the most important feature, a padded sun deck—a feature that Wilt Chamberlain would know all too well.

http://blog.wanken.com/category/1970s/

[zorgon]

Self Parking Car





Lots of funny videos on youtube to explain why we need those robots

unless you take Zorgon's class in Rally parking style

[Skell]

1. LOL, so when people were only reading playboy for the articles, they may have actually been telling the truth.

2. The 70's and 80s were awesome... I want a land yacht.

3. this is a pretty good article http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/01/ff_autonomouscars/all/1

4. In this link you can see the proposed 3 types of car, with names like The Fashonista and Vader. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/robo-cars.html