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Old 05-11-2011, 11:28 AM
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Ford, Google Team Up to Make Smarter Cars | Autopia | Wired.com

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The automaker is tapping the power of Google’s remarkable Prediction API to create cars that determine where we’re going by examining where we’ve been.
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Old 05-11-2011, 11:57 AM
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The automaker is tapping the power of Google’s remarkable Prediction API to create cars that determine where we’re going by examining where we’ve been.
Great...just one more voice telling me I don't know where the hell I am.
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Old 05-11-2011, 12:07 PM
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Car: Are you going to work?

Me: No.

Car: But it's Wednesday, you're scheduled to work.

Me: I called in sick.

Car: You don't seem sick.

Me: STFU car.

Car: Fuel cutoff set to engage upon any deviation from route to work.

Me: I hate you, I'm walking.
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Would be better if "Autopilot to Work Location Auto-Enabled." :b
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Imagine the 'splaining you be doin' when the car proceeds to drive your wife to the strip club.

Pervy car has a mind of its own honey!
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Imagine the 'splaining you be doin' when the car proceeds to drive your wife to the strip club.

Pervy car has a mind of its own honey!
Wife/Girlfriend: Car trip history for yesterday

Car: 6pm Johns house for poker night; 8pm strip clubs; 10pm Stacy house; 3am home.

Wife/Girlfriend: I'm gona kill him

Car: Getting directions to local gun shop
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Car: Applied for permit last week, gun ready for pickup.
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Car: Applied for permit last week, gun ready for pickup.
Next day....

Guy enters car turns it on...

Car: system error... locking doors

Guy: WTH

Car: rolling down window, bye sir it was nice driving you around to all your gfs and strip clubs.

"BANG"

Car: getting directions to nearest self service full car wash.
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To all seriousness.

I don't really like the idea of them keeping records to where you went, or how fast lol, I can see police using this same as music downloads and all that. Plus I'm sure it will be in conflict with privacy rights.

Now if its something only YOU as the driver has access its good i guess, if it can determine traffic, route, gas, and refer you to the closest/cheapest gas station determining your fuel left. If they can integrate your location and refer data to the computer to give more power to engine in case of uphill or downhill it would be cool, but personally i don't want a computer telling me or over writing me to drive the car or determine how i should drive.
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It's probably already being done, might as well get some bennies from it.
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