cars that can't crash?

[paul7v7]

I am kinda worried that Ford & Microsoft are buddying up....

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/20...oft-cars_x.htm

[darkfang888]

a car that couldn't crash - also could only be brought by bill gates as you'd need mega bucks to afford it! Just another product of over-sensitive-to-the-point-of-stupidity american officials.

[paul7v7]

i think once the technology is filtered down in later models it will become cheaper. i mean look at the S class it had the first of everything (ABS, Airbags, etc) now it is on cars that cost 15k. this is just a start.

[darkfang888]

I agree, a watered-down version will definitley be available at some time. Just a sign of the times. Personally I would never buy a car with heaps of computers... not my bag, baby. Just the good ole' ECU and ABS systems for me... maybe one or two others in the future. I love me EA, just wish it had airbags.

[paul7v7]

heh i agree i myself aren't too keen on too many computers controlling the car. Although it seems to work fine in aircraft and space craft. Being in I.T i should be biased and say yes this is good, but I am not hehe.

[xdc351]

Considering microsoft can't stop a simple PC to stop crashing I don't want them within 100m of my cars. The there's the security side of things... I mean, with a microsoft car you'd be able to yell at a window and it'd open.

[darkfang888]

Originally Posted by xdc351

Considering microsoft can't stop a simple PC to stop crashing I don't want them within 100m of my cars. The there's the security side of things... I mean, with a microsoft car you'd be able to yell at a window and it'd open.

hahahahahahahahahahaha... how true.

[Casper]

I bet I could crash it. I've dealt with Microsoft products for too many years, I can crash anything they make.:

[rob_o]

Yeah if the cars have windows then surely they'll crash

[b2tf]

This has been talked about before, i didnt check the link but im assuming its the same deal where the car runs pre-routed information to control its speed (i.e. it has a map of the road its on and the speed zones are loaded as part of the map) and direction. If so I dont think it will ever work.

[Psycho Chicken]

I think it's Honda that have sensors to detect a car verging off the road and steer it back on.

[smciner1]

Originally Posted by Casper

I bet I could crash it. I've dealt with Microsoft products for too many years, I can crash anything they make.:

I hope they don't start making Yoghurt Trucks (tm).

:evil3:

[Kapn_Kiwi]

I thought Knight Industries had already made a car that couldn't crash?

Seriously though, I wouldn't trust the early gen non crashables...

[seano14]

You just wound down the left side rear passenger window. Please restart car for changes to take effect.

[b2tf]

Haha - when you're pulled over:

"This vehicle has caused an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, please contact the program vendor".

Damn that used to **** me off when I was running Win98.

[The MaDDeSTMaN]

Microsoft anywhere near a car... No thanks!

[rob_o]

All the lights on the dash would be replaced with one big light saying "This car has caused illegal operation"

[M14A-Mclaren]

Good Call

[The MaDDeSTMaN]

Originally Posted by rob_o

All the lights on the dash would be replaced with one big light saying "This car has caused illegal operation"

But I was only doing 103km/h in a 100km/h zone while attempting to overtake a truck?!? Stupid computer trying to tell me not to speed under any circumstances, how dare it tell me when it thinks an illegal operation has occured?

Yes means No and No means Yes. Delete Windows (Y/N)?_

[lukey]

Originally Posted by darkfang888

a car that couldn't crash - also could only be brought by bill gates as you'd need mega bucks to afford it! Just another product of over-sensitive-to-the-point-of-stupidity american officials.

Don't worry we'll just buy pirated versions