Why is PST/EST wrong? Because we’re currently on daylight savings time?

Nope, they definitely don’t experience more than you hear. This works because sound waves have peaks and troughs, and when you add two waves together you effectively get a wave that is the sum of the two. So noise cancelling headphones detect the frequency and phase (that is, when peaks and valleys are occuring), and…

I think you’re way off on numbers 1 and 4! In thirty years I figure it will be nearly 100% autonomous cars, and the idea of a DUI ceases to exist if your car is autonomous. If you’re still responsible for the safe operation, what’s the friggen point?

It does. When the sound waves (wind + speakers) superimpose, they genuinely cancel to reduce the amplitude (sound volume) of the incoming wave. Whether or not it’s as effective as ear plugs I don’t know, but if the volume you hear is reduced, it is actually protecting your hearing. Same thing goes for Bose et. al.…

Reminds me of this (which I honestly haven’t gotten around to reading...):

The mustang definitely had some questionable lane changes, but to me it seems like the accident happened well after all of that (a few seconds is indeed well after in highway time!).

I wonder how often these guys have the problem I have whenever I drive with lights and sirens (...in GTA), that people try to get out of the way, but sometimes move in unpredictable ways or ways that actually make things worse.

Well yes, you’ll just have your own autonomous car.

On most streets, yes.

Well, one factor that might be pretty small, but is easy to imagine: the death of the second car. I’m guessing that many less people will have a “fun” car once they’re relegated to the track.

I mean like, if it did a really good job...

This is very cool, but doesn’t appeal to me- what’s the point if you still have to pay attention?

Solid reason, but... isn’t this the sort of thing you would work out before accepting the position?

Of course it would be unfair to blame the -gate/-ghazi trend on you and your colleagues, but you certainly do nothing to discourage it or present an alternative!

I can see what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t trade 2 hours a day every day for the sake of a “less stressful” commute. Five or ten minutes? Sure.

Eh... if it already has start-stop (which I hate), then this is just a few extra lines of code. Sure, it’s not a big deal, but why not? I could see it being a useful feature for the once every few months I stall (almost exclusively when parking).

That’s why I’ve kept my stable running, need to provide jobs for the coach-driver, stable boys, blacksmith, wagon builder, etc.

With the “double yellow line problem,” worst case scenario the car decides it can’t cross the line, and it will stop before it reaches the road crew and come to an impasse, big whoop. And clearly, if there were a collision that were going to happen, the car would be programmed to avoid that above all else.

Exactly. Like we’re all perfect arbiters of what’s right and can also act on that within fractions of a second, and have the necessary skill to do so!

The data that currently exists after accidents: some eye witness reports, maybe some “black box data,” MAYBE a dashcam from one angle.