The EU debate - Part III

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Stan said:
This thread has given him something to live for.
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Yeah what the **** did he, or Pete, do before this thread.
I have been coming here years and am a regular on most boards and I had never heard of either of the bellends.
 
DMD said:
Funny how things turn out. Putin is possibly the most sane voice among world leaders, and seems to more in line with the right than the left.

Him stepping down would be cause for concern.
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Or he's playing the far right like puppets. :biggrin:

These aren't the droids you're looking for.
 
pieguts said:
After approximately 12hrs, we are no further ahead with this debate and will probably fail to agree if we carried on for another 12hrs. So I will bid you a good night.
If this site is still in existence in 2021 and the autonomous vehicle is a common sight on the streets of the U.K, I will happily come on and eat humble pie :emoticon-0148-yes:
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I'm going to make a final post on this and then leave it be.

This was my original post on the subject.
'Automated transport has already been rolled out in Greenwich with the GATEway project and will spread over time. I expect to see autonomous only areas appear in city centres and autonomous only lanes on motorways as the tech evolves'

I am not predicting cars driving autonomously on regular UK roads within the next 5 years. I am predicting that cars capable of autonomous driving will start to appear on roads in about 5 years time.
The major benefits to autonomous driving are safety, efficency and capacity. In the centre of London the average traffic speed is 8mph. The Major of London has committed to pedestrianising much of it starting in 2020. The gateway project is currently proving the safety of autonomous vehicles moving at up to 15mph in pedestrian areas so is the ideal replacement for buses and taxis on these roads. They are effectively upgraded Heathrow personal rapid transit pods set free. I see no reason why the expansion of areas covered by such a system wouldn't spread across central London, gradually replacing vehicles currently using bus lanes and appearing in other cities on a similar fashion.

The drivers for an autonomous motorway lane are capacity (an autonomous lane can carry 3-4 times as many vehicles as a traditional lane), efficiency ( closer proximity leads to a 20% fuel efficency) and safety ( a HGV driver using their mobile phone won't kill anyone) plus the addition savings from staff who can work in a personal space whilst moving and HGV drivers who no longer have to stop as often. This is where I see the initial use of autonomous vehicles at the start of the next decade. By the end of that decade I would not be surprised if the use of autonomous vehicles was more widespread and accepted until we are at the point I originally set out that the personal rapid transport model becomes the preference over car ownership for many.
 
Stan said:
You've been asked several times, although I appreciate that you've repeatedly demonstrated that you struggle with the English language. If you'd admit what your first language is I'd happily get it translated. Maybe you'll understand if I ask it in Pidgin?

Hey Kustard, why, you be scared to live, in, why you dont want none English and Christian borne live near yu?
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What is the question SS?
 
I respect the Tory MPs who have stood up for democracy and forced the hapless May to backtrack (again).

MPs are elected to represent the people. Far too many of them, once elected, focus on self preservation.
 
This must make Fatty, Fat Controller and Dull furious.

"Durham batsman Keaton Jennings will become Alastair Cook's latest opening partner for England in the fourth Test against India in Mumbai.

South Africa-born Jennings, 24, replaces Haseeb Hameed, who required surgery on a broken left hand suffered in the third Test."
 
steveninaster1 said:
I'm going to make a final post on this and then leave it be.

This was my original post on the subject.
'Automated transport has already been rolled out in Greenwich with the GATEway project and will spread over time. I expect to see autonomous only areas appear in city centres and autonomous only lanes on motorways as the tech evolves'

I am not predicting cars driving autonomously on regular UK roads within the next 5 years. I am predicting that cars capable of autonomous driving will start to appear on roads in about 5 years time.
The major benefits to autonomous driving are safety, efficency and capacity. In the centre of London the average traffic speed is 8mph. The Major of London has committed to pedestrianising much of it starting in 2020. The gateway project is currently proving the safety of autonomous vehicles moving at up to 15mph in pedestrian areas so is the ideal replacement for buses and taxis on these roads. They are effectively upgraded Heathrow personal rapid transit pods set free. I see no reason why the expansion of areas covered by such a system wouldn't spread across central London, gradually replacing vehicles currently using bus lanes and appearing in other cities on a similar fashion.

The drivers for an autonomous motorway lane are capacity (an autonomous lane can carry 3-4 times as many vehicles as a traditional lane), efficiency ( closer proximity leads to a 20% fuel efficency) and safety ( a HGV driver using their mobile phone won't kill anyone) plus the addition savings from staff who can work in a personal space whilst moving and HGV drivers who no longer have to stop as often. This is where I see the initial use of autonomous vehicles at the start of the next decade. By the end of that decade I would not be surprised if the use of autonomous vehicles was more widespread and accepted until we are at the point I originally set out that the personal rapid transport model becomes the preference over car ownership for many.
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A "good night" would have done <laugh>

My boss helped design and implement the Heathrow pods (I'm assuming you're talking about the pods from the car park to terminal 5?) For that reason alone, I won't use them :emoticon-0136-giggl
For the rest of your post, time will tell. I'm happy to be proved wrong and will apologise if that's the case.
In 5 years, if the articles you linked are correct, we should have a very clear idea of where this technology is heading.
 
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