The Coffee House

[smoke665]

If an automated car means a safer road, I'm all for it.

I don't really see the automated "electric" car being on the open road. I see the biggest advantage in metropolitan areas, where traffic and parking are major issues. Even if you were a commuter it could likely be cheaper to stop at lot outside the high rent district and catch a driverless electric car to your final destination. Parking in most large cities would pay for a lot of rides.

 

[davidharmier60]

Not in Daves lifetime or neighborhood!
Maybe in the city 50 miles to the south.

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[Gary A.]

Gary is cooking some chicken for dinner.

 

[vintagesnaps]

The electric cars don't seem to go all that far unless the amount of time they hold a charge has changed, depending on where you're going. We seem to have a ways to go to have many gas/electric stations to recharge a car. And however long that would take, people probably wouldn't want to wait much longer than it takes to pump gas.

We already have car parks where people can leave their cars for the day to carpool in to the city (too far out for the bus lines). Not many, and the one on 'my' side of the city never looked like it got much use. And they put in a street car that just goes around downtown and nobody seems to use that much during the week either (it seems to get used for major weekend events). People aren't even using what we already have! lol Too much fun causing morning drive time bottlenecks and driving out of the city like bats out of hell on Fridays.

Get a DeLorean and go to the future then come back with Mr. Fusion in place of the engine and you'd be good to go.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Gary that just looks like those clear plastic storage containers with white lids. Does it whistle when dinner's ready?

 

[Gary A.]

@vintagesnaps: Tesla, Model S gets around 300 miles per charge, depending on conditions.

PS- Gary’s Sous Vide just texted him that Frenchy, (Gary’s Sous Vide), has heated the water and the chicken is cooking.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary opened a dialogue with Frenchy. Frenchy says the water is at 155F and the chicken will be ready in 53 minutes.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary that just looks like those clear plastic storage containers with white lids. Does it whistle when dinner's ready?

That would be rude. So far it’s been a pleasantly worded text, most likely dependent upon Frenchy’s mood.

 

[smoke665]

The electric cars don't seem to go all that far unless the amount of time they hold a charge has changed, depending on where you're going. We seem to have a ways to go to have many gas/electric stations to recharge a car

That's why the driverless model has an advantage. After delivering it's passenger, it proceeds to the nearest charging dock, just like the Roomba vacuum cleaner does.

coming in January 2018 Autonomous, electric cabs will operate in Las Vegas in January

 

[davidharmier60]

Dave drives a 1999 Chevy truck. He is about as far from a Tesla as it is possible to get.

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[Gary A.]

@vintagesnaps: Today it was “Hey-Yo, the chicken is done. Hungry?” In smaller letters Gary was informed that Frenchy was finished cooking.

 

[SquarePeg37 7]

Wow. Been busy today and had 5, yes 5, pages of Hoser chat to catch up on. Smoke wants to be Mr Spacely and have an army of automated cars, Gary’s French poodle cooked a chicken for his new dog Pluto and no one likes Robo calls. Got it.

For the record... I have a landline because I work from home every day and I like to conduct my work conference calls using a landline because while cell phones are made for everything but talking!

 

[JonA_CT]

I’ve never had a land line in my name. I moved out of my parent’s house 9 years ago, and I have never felt compelled to get one.

 

[smoke665]

Wow our landline phone has been so quiet that I just called it from my cell phone to see if it's still working. So far so good on blocking the Robocalls using the free service on NOMOROBO. You still get a short "one" ring to let you know that it's blocked a robo call, had two or three since early this afternoon, but that's a minor irritation compared to the other.

 

[smoke665]

Smoke wants to be Mr Spacely and have an army of automated cars,

Might need a few enforcers to run down the hold outs like @limr LOL