Nobody Cares! (Science & Tech Edition)

[Free]

Elon is trolling everyone.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Yes.

Also....sticking a piece of tape to a roadsign isn't "hacking". Like - come on, guys.

Also....why doesn't Tesla have a road database with the speed limits coded, which even the cheapest GPS units and phone mapping apps have access to? Why does it have to "read signs" to know what the speed limit is?

 

[Essence Lumin]

Yes.

Also....sticking a piece of tape to a roadsign isn't "hacking". Like - come on, guys.

Also....why doesn't Tesla have a road database with the speed limits coded, which even the cheapest GPS units and phone mapping apps have access to? Why does it have to "read signs" to know what the speed limit is?

I drive lots of places where google maps doesn't seem to know the speed limit.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Also....why doesn't Tesla have a road database with the speed limits coded, which even the cheapest GPS units and phone mapping apps have access to? Why does it have to "read signs" to know what the speed limit is?

Two reasons:
1. Because Tesla's overall goal is to build totally autonomous cars. Autonomous cars must work in places with no internet connectivity at all. Aside that such a road database is by default outdated at release date in terms of speed limits, because this is a very rapid changing subject all over a country.

2. If a car approaches a few days only construction site with its own, temporary speed limit it would not know otherwise about it.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Mysterious swirling light gives new insights into black holes

Experts discover crucial evidence that may reveal how magnetic fields behave around black holes

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Free]

What do stars taste like?

 

[danielravennest]

What do stars taste like?

Gassy, with a metallic aftertaste.

 

[Free]

Gassy, with a metallic aftertaste.

I've heard a lot of them can also cause your voice to go up high and squeaky.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link because paywall

 

[Essence Lumin]

What do stars taste like?

Not recommended for people who dislike hot food.

 

[Free]

 

[Erich Templar]

Looks like he had a mauling from Schrodinger's cat.

 

[Soen Eber]

Looks like he had a mauling from Schrodinger's cat.

Trying to understand quantum physics will do that to a guy. It's the original Eldritch Horror.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Yes.

Also....sticking a piece of tape to a roadsign isn't "hacking". Like - come on, guys.

Also....why doesn't Tesla have a road database with the speed limits coded, which even the cheapest GPS units and phone mapping apps have access to? Why does it have to "read signs" to know what the speed limit is?

How would Tesla compile and maintain the database, and what would be their legal liability if a mistake or delayed update caused a fatal accident?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

How would Tesla compile and maintain the database,

License it from Waze/Google?

and what would be their legal liability if a mistake or delayed update caused a fatal accident?

Allow local signs to override it with lower speeds but not higher ones.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

License it from Waze/Google?
Allow local signs to override it with lower speeds but not higher ones.

Do Waze/Google maintain an up-to-date database of all local speed limits? I ask because I don't know, but since they're determined locally in many cases, I'd be worried about keeping it current.

And while allowing local signs in some circumstances to override it, as you suggest, might be a solution, would that be a sufficient legal shield in all jurisdictions? I doubt it.

 

[Clara D.]

I know Google doesn't keep up with construction zone speed limit changes.