• Driving a car using your phone
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Researchers in Germany have developed software that allows you to drive a car - with a mobile phone. It is part of project aimed at creating a fully automated vehicle. The BBC's Berlin correspondent Steve Rosenberg tried it out. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8358562.stm[/url]
late and not all that cool. People do this all the time.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvyN_Std5zg&feature=related[/media]
You guys misread the title, it's supposed to mean that you can use your phone to drive a car. Cool.
That's a really stupid thing to do. When GPS's don't even have like 1/5 of the roads (at least where I live) how will it drive efficiently, assuming it is fully automated like the article says.
Reminds me of 007 - Tomorrow Never Dies.
"Taking a left turn" *lagspike* FUCK I CRASHED.
Ya well jailbreak your iphone and you can FLY YOUR CAR ANYWHERE OMG
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[QUOTE=:smug:;18382611]There are fucking loads of things that let you connect with your car and go on the phone through speakers in your car.[/QUOTE] You didn't watch the video. He's using an iPhone to control the acceleration, the brakes, and moving it side to side to steer it.
Its a cool idea but this would have such a bad outcome.
What if you are busy driving a truck containing explosives and your battery dies? This is a terrible idea.
[QUOTE=PhoenixRSA;18384011]What if you are busy driving a truck containing explosives and your battery dies? This is a terrible idea.[/QUOTE] You launch missiles
[QUOTE=PhoenixRSA;18384011]What if you are busy driving a truck containing explosives and your battery dies? This is a terrible idea.[/QUOTE] Your truck stops obviously, considering it needs power to do the acceleration.
Breaking News: Phones now require car batterys.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3eBvZvUXk[/media]
I'd rather drive with a steering wheel & brake/gas pedals.
you can't remove the human element from cars because automated cars will still be programmed by humans
"Back in my day we looked forward to manually driving our cars!"
It is illegal to drive and talk on your phone at the same time in Chicago. Give me I's.
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