A trend - Could be good or bad for DJs
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But at some point, insurance companies will either require your vehicle to have some autonomous capability or they will charge more for those that don't, since those vehicles will be statistically safer than a human driver. As for DJs .. I agree acceptance will be a factor and there will be those that are prejudiced towards a live human ..
Comes down to choice.
No one will ever be "required" to hire an autonomous computer DJ over a human
Depends on the progression .. they are already statistically better drivers than many .. once they master the driving capabilities of a NASCAR driver, all bets are off.I think it'll be at least a decade before we see vehicles starting to be accepted as being able to self drive.
BTW, I'll be one of the ones paying more to drive.
Comes down to price too ..
But cars are different .. they MIGHT be required at some point (or at least need to be along for the ride).
Do you mean driving like they are a nascar driver or driving on a closed track? Either way, I don't care, I'm still driving.
But at some point, insurance companies will either require your vehicle to have some autonomous capability or they will charge more for those that don't, since those vehicles will be statistically safer than a human driver.
As for DJs .. I agree acceptance will be a factor and there will be those that are prejudiced towards a live human ..
When the majority of Gen Xers start to retire in the future, and Millinials are at the helm, that is when a crazy amount of changes are going to become mainstream in society. ...So around 15 - 20ish years give or take a few years. That is probably when we see a changeover on health care in U.S.A. to a more socialized system of health care. Boomers and older Gen Xers will make sure these changes are slow, or not implemented at all until they are all retired and don't have power any more.
So my guess is 15 to 20ish years for MAJOR changes in all aspects of our life to really start to occur. We have been in the slow beginning of the changes for the past 6 or 7 years, and all those changes will start to gain steam in the future. ...Probably gain more traction if a democrat get's into the white house in 2020, but if Trump maintains power, probably keep the changes slowed down some until 2024 or so.
I think 2035 will be very different from 2015 with all the changes that will come down the pipe line.
Driving with the SKILLS of a NASCAR driver ... and at some point, you might not have the option to self-drive (or you might break the law) .. sort of like seat belts, helmets for motorcyclists, air bags .. yada yada.Do you mean driving like they are a nascar driver or driving on a closed track? Either way, I don't care, I'm still driving.
Like most of the other safety features, they'll start by requiring new cars to have it .. after a certain amount of time, insurance might have special uplift charges if you don't.Unless they plan on retrofitting my vehicles, they'll probably have more luck building that wall first.
We'll see ....
Steve’s spot on... just like rear cameras being standard on the majority of cars (I think it’s actually required now), autonomous capabilities will soon be standard. And while insurance companies won’t add a surcharge for not having autonomous capabilities... cars with autonomous capabilities will have lower insurance costs/bigger discounts, incentivizing buyers to choose those cars. Laws in the other hand will have a harder time keeping up with the technology
I was going to touch up on this.
THIS is going to be a big issue for government, and what the right course of action to take will be in the coming years with all these changes.
We are witnessing the rise of the "Sharing Economy" or "Gig Economy" or "peer to peer economy" ...Whatever you want to phrase it. It's happening before our eyes with Uber, Lyft, Post Mates, Door Dash, Air BnB and all of these platforms that are becoming popular. Basically, they are giving the public a means to create jobs for themselves wether that be full time, part time, or just for some extra side money. Mean while a connection is being made with consumers who are able to find more, and likely better options in many areas of service compared to what has been traditional over the past 60+ years.
As time marches on, these services are becoming cheaper which enables more and more people to be able to utilize these services. ...Uber for example is becoming so cheap, that it's just about at the cusp of being CHEAPER than owning your own car as a means of transportation.
Someone who is disabled, or handi capped, or simply does not own a vehicle could have all of their groceries delivered to their house through InstaCart now, and the delivery fees are coming down which means easier access to the public for this type of service.
Law Makers have been in a pickle over how to regulate services like Lyft, and Uber etc. ...My opinion...The goverment should stay out of it because government tends to f*** $hit up when they start regulating things! That would be a hindrance on moving forward.
One day there will be a popular GIG app where someone could hire the DJ, photo booth, Officiant, Photographer, Cake Baker and any other vendor through their phone on the app for their Wedding or Party. ...I bet it will happen!
I don't know that rear cameras are standard. Base vehicles are still base - with little to no creature comforts. While a rear camera is about safety, it requires a screen in the vehicle and this is a creature comfort. Sonar isn't even standard and that's cheaper to install.
Edit: Any new vehicle that does not have one was built before May 1, 2018. This is a NHTSA 'requirement' for all vehicles under 10k lbs. Sadly what this means is an increased price for vehicles. This also means they most likely have the 'mirror' screens, which are unusable imo. I'll also add that you can add all the safety 'requirements' you want - it's not making better drivers.
'In the meantime, the regulation regarding backup cameras should help consumers save some money on what had previously been optional equipment on many new cars.' - exactly opposite. If this helped consumers save money, then the price of a base vehicle should be the exact same as it was one year prior. I will almost guarantee that all prices went up.
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I agree with not buying a preloaded HD. It's illegal and you don't know what you'll be getting. With all the downloading sites available I don't see a lot of people buying CDs. Especially when there may be just one or 2 good songs on it.
Downloading music is what put the small record stores out of business. I still wish they had a subscription service that also had older stuff as well just in case you needed something. Too bad the focus is on all this new crap coming out. I say that because a lot of it to me is crap. People who have a look and no real talent.
LOL.
You have it all backwards. This is not new - we used to call them "mix-tapes" or "record-changers" and they were in regular use at parties long before the first DJ thought to combine more than once source for continuous play.
You have the "record-changer" to THANK for the birth of the disc-jockey. "Mix-tapes, mix-CDs" and now Spotify all contribute to the growth in demand. Whether that demand continues to be for third party labor or the ultimate intelligent streaming device remains to be seen.
You can get bulk CDs at tag/garage sales, eBay and $5 CDs at Walmart.
Before everyone puts the cart before the horse no system other than test vehicles have been approved for use in populated public areas other than mainly test cases with a driver. So, Saying that fully autonomous cars are much safer then a regular drivers is still speculative as there are way less than 1% of the vehicles on the road now. Tesla’s system requires a drivers interaction and is not fully autonomous. And right now their system has been out the longest and closest to be mass marketed. Presently they are not sure when Full automation will happen and if the system currently in the car will be upgraded as that baseline hasn’t been establish yet. Interestedly they have been selling the system for a couple of years now and has changed their wording to say “Enhanced Autopilot includes additional driver assistance features. Every driver is responsible for remaining alert and active when using Autopilot, and must be prepared to take action at any time”. So there is a good chance they will have to upgrade the processors & senors to be fully autonomous. Most likely to run a fully autonomously the system will also require backup & fail safe system which I am willing to bet isn’t there yet. Given the cost of the system so far that would add many thousand on to the price of a car. We know now for a non-fully Automated car we’re talking about adding 5k to 7K to the price of a car. So your $20K Kia would be 20/30% more. It’s anyone guess what the final price will be considering what you’ll need to include and all the required testing to meet Government requirements which aren’t fully determined yet. If you think it be done cheaply on a involving such a critical system, I wouldn’t hold my breath. But Elon’s going to Mars in 7 years I am sure you can buy a seat on the ship that will be fully automated. Of course there is no way back, no air, water, food, there. We can presently only landing 2 tons now and reasonable launch windows only happen every 2.5 years. The real kicker is we don’t know if we can stay healthy in that low of gravity permanently. NASA has a more logical plan (go & return) using some existing hardware, putting a Deep Space station in cis-lunar orbit, checking out & developing hardware, possible Moonlandings and then a test flight to Phobos after sending a station with renewables in orbit around Mars somewhere around 2040. Of course they haven’t figured out how to get a large manned lander down to Mars yet. Right now the plan doesn’t involve other nations but that may change in the future as the only logical & affordable way would be a multI-national team as on the ISS.
There may not be autonomous vehicles without drivers racking up miles, but they have been on the road for a while (at least 9 years), lots of them, racking up over 10 million miles driven (Waymo/Google has 5 mil, Uber has 2 mil, ...).
Accident rates are low, many due to a human overriding the computer. All I'm saying is it will be short-order that the AI systems have tested enough situations to be "better" statistically, than a human driver, and when that happens, you know insurance companies will be pushing to include and mandate the tech.
There’s a part of me that will welcome autonomous driving cars, because there’s way too many idiots driving while texting on their stupid smart phones!!![emoji1] It’s against the law here, but I still see people doing it all the time. Usually, when someone is driving like an idiot, they’re either talking on, dialing, texting, or otherwise messing with their phones. For those idiots, an autonomous driving vehicle would be a blessing... for OTHER drivers.[emoji1]
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I have an autonomous driving vacuum cleaner...does get lost once in a while, but never drinks or texts while driving...
I have an autonomous driving vacuum cleaner...does get lost once in a while, but never drinks or texts while driving...
Hopefully autonomous driving cars won’t work the same way your vacuum cleaner works... changing directions only after it bumps into something. That would leave a lot of dented cars along the side of the road.[emoji1]