[dba-Tech] Building a self-driving car

[Rocky Smolin]

Humans, being human, will run a car at lower than or higher than the peak of
the power curve and so introduce inefficiencies that way.  Whereas the
automatic transmission will shift at the most economical point.

Best is the CV transmission in my Prius.  It's always at the most efficient
point.

r
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Lawrence
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2016 12:59 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a self-driving car

Hi Gustav:

Still...

I personally like manual shifting cars but I have been told that the new
automatic transmissions are more efficient...I do find that claim hard to
believe but they must be getting fairly close in economy and performance. 

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 2:06:04 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Building a self-driving car

Hi Jim

Great job - except that most cars in Europe don't have an automatic
transmission.
But an excellent example of "proof of concept".

/gustav


Fra: Jim Lawrence<mailto:accessd at shaw.ca>
Sendt: 29. december 2015 07:14
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software
issues<mailto:dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Emne: [dba-Tech] Building a self-driving car

It seems that if your car is five years old or less, it is a perfect
candidate for full automation. The whole system is being built using Open
Source software (Debian/Ubuntu) and the young inventor predicts that a
computer system, small enough to fit in the glove box, costing around a
thousand dollars, can fully automate your car. A pretty strong statement but
the young lad does have the creds to be able to accomplish the task.

http://bloom.bg/1R4QeHJ

I will watch this guys progress with great interest. :-)

Jim

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