Miscellaneous News Thread

[HecticArt]

Oh no.....
I'm sorry everyone.
What have I done.....

 

[memebag]

Dude.

 

[HecticArt]

I'm sorry!

 

[scotchandcigar]

Dog mistakenly shipped to Japan via United Airlines - CNN

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Dog mistakenly shipped to Japan via United Airlines - CNN

United killed a puppy in the overhead bin as well. I guess since they can't beat up their passengers anymore they are taking it to the pets.


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[JHDK]

This is interesting. I fall into the 'almost constantly' group.

About a quarter of U.S. adults say they are ‘almost constantly’ online

 

[Wolf]

Hey Anderson Cooper will be on the market soon.

 

[JHDK]

Hey Anderson Cooper will be on the market soon.

Looks like he won't get to enjoy sliding down Anderson's fire poll anymore.

(When on Stern, Cooper revealed that he lives in an old NY firehouse.)

 

[Wolf]

Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian in first fatal autonomous crash

Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the roads following what is believed to be the first fatality involving a fully autonomous car.

 

[semipenguin]

Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian in first fatal autonomous crash

Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the roads following what is believed to be the first fatality involving a fully autonomous car.

Thousands of people die on US roads. This is only one in the millions of miles driven by self driving cars

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Thousands of people die on US roads. This is only one in the millions of miles driven by self driving cars

The problem is who do the lawyers sue? Until they figure that out, they have to be taken off the roads.

 

[semipenguin]

The problem is who do the lawyers sue? Until they figure that out, they have to be taken off the roads.

The owner of the self driving car. That’s who they sue

 

[HecticArt]

The owner of the self driving car. That’s who they sue

And the manufacturers, and the State of Arizona for allowing it to happen, and on, and on, and on.......

 

[semipenguin]

And the manufacturers, and the State of Arizona for allowing it to happen, and on, and on, and on.......

Cell phones have caused more driving related deaths than any self driving car. Is anyone suing cell phone manufacturers?

I feel bad for the poor woman who got hit, but you still have to be careful crossing the street. You can’t just walk out in front of traffic and expect people too see you and stop.

 

[memebag]

I feel bad for the "safety driver" who was behind the wheel.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I feel bad for the "safety driver" who was behind the wheel.

I would double check if it was really running autonomously or whether that was just his excuse.

 

[JHDK]

I would double check if it was really running autonomously

Ford conducted a weird experiment with a fake driverless car to see how people would respond — here's what they discovered

 

[scotchandcigar]

Ford conducted a weird experiment with a fake driverless car to see how people would respond — here's what they discovered

Two points:
1) The article never actually reveals how people responded
2) I think I've got my next halloween costume

 

[semipenguin]

Operator of self-driving Uber vehicle that killed pedestrian was felon

 

[scotchandcigar]

Operator of self-driving Uber vehicle that killed pedestrian was felon

Huh?

By definition, a self-driving vehicle has no operator.