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Offline stonethecrows

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Robots
« on: March 29, 2019, 04:49:00 pm »
Lads, what colour do you think the Robots will be when they eventually start driving Taxis ?
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Re: Robots
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2019, 04:50:35 pm »
Well aeroplanr Black boxes are Orange .

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Re: Robots
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2019, 05:47:54 pm »
It'll have a TV/camera combo in the back of its head and change colour & ads once it figures out who/what you are?
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Re: Robots
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2019, 07:29:47 am »
Robot is a Czech word for serf labourer or slave............ lol

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Re: Robots
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2019, 11:10:54 am »
All robots will be white.....
Untill they can decide for themselves what colour they want to be  :))

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Re: Robots
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2019, 04:32:12 pm »
It's hard to argue against autonomous taxis from a security perspective... particularly in Ireland where there are thousands of convicted criminals and thousands more whose criminal records cannot be ascertained driving taxis. However, the technology needs to evolve to a point where autonomous cars result in fewer road deaths than cars driven by people before they can be deployed to any significant extent.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Robots
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2019, 04:55:26 pm »
Would love to see 100 autonomous taxis negotiating the Bermudaa Triangle of Harcourt St at 3.30 am Sunday morning, with "clients" trying to pay with credit cards, and taxis "decommissioning"
 themselves due to soilage.
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Re: Robots
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2019, 05:17:15 pm »
I'd imagine they'll all be paid by EFT if/when they materialise. mytaxi already encourages it's clients to go cashless and Uber is 100% cashless.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Robots
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2019, 09:38:04 pm »
the free now robots are all colours and creeds lol

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Re: Robots
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2019, 04:46:24 pm »
Robot is a Czech word for serf labourer or slave............ lol
It's also the name Afrikaaners use for Traffic lights.

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Re: Robots
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2019, 09:01:25 pm »
How will they deal with the runners ?
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Re: Robots
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2019, 11:55:05 am »
Same as discos, no runners, no white socks... I guess.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Robots
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2019, 03:15:36 pm »
Let's hope the bots aren't using Google Maps.  rofl

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Re: Robots
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2019, 12:32:13 pm »
Google maps is grand.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Robots
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2019, 04:25:53 pm »
Google maps is grand.
Why does Google Maps habe the Blessington Basin as Inns Quay?
Or Larch hill on Lorcan Green.
Or directs new drivers up the laneway to the Astro Park when ordering from my house?
Or any punter in Beaumont A &E to 24 Montrose Drive.
Or anyone in DDoc to 88 Cromcastle Road.
Etcetera etc etc. 

 


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