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WHAT’S NEW IN SELF-DRIVING THIS WEEK?

Well there is a real temptation to just leave the rest of this blog  blank.  However, in following the news two or three significant  themes  stood out and merit some mention if only briefly.  

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

There are a growing number of reports that  drivers in traditional  vehicles are k taunting and testing  the self-driving  vehicles’ abilities  in several cities.  I find this a bit strange and amusing since the self-driving vehicles. Have no sentiment and thus are. Not emotionally impacted by the behavior of these bullying drivers at all.  This is literally useless rage against the machine.  My hope is that they don’t put other drivers at risk with  the unorthodox driving meant to confuse. The autonomous vehicles.  I wonder if these same people. Still have a landline a TV set with an antenna, and an outhouse?  Oh well...

FEDERAL LAW MAKERS  STILL SLOW TO  ACT ON A NATIONAL  POLICY OR LAW

National lawmakers slow to dress  infrastructure matters —and transportation is probably the most critical of all of these, is not moving anywhere in our nation’s. Capitol.  There are a lot of places where. The lawmakersa could start chewing  on little chunks of this, however, because it is a big  matter they are  taking the  traditional stance of. Let’s. Do nothing whatsoever.  Meanwhile state after state put together their own  mandates and in ways jockey for position to align with certain  mandates that will invite companies to  come to their states.  For example, Florida has pretty much. Cleared the way for fully  “driverless.”  Well, I guess  that makes some sense since  snow on the roads is not likely to create difficulties, however, a lot of residents in Florida live there only part of the year.  Will these. Folks own a different car for  Baltimore where they spend the  summer?  Or perhaps will you order a Tesla B.O. the B standing for Baltimore and the  O for  Orlando?  Well the point is the feds are falling further behind.

WAYMO unleashes Jag

WAYMO which has been seen. Sort of as the soccer mom of driverless cars having most of their  vehicles  dedicated to multi passenger  minivan types  is breathing life into a Jag and thus. Will be competing with the  Tesla in the”I’m cool” space of self-driving.  Now that’s. Okay, however, what concerns me is that no one is  competing over the. Accessibility. Marketplace where  the utility of  self-driving  could impact. The real mobility of people with disabilities and the elderly.  No one is addressing rural mobility to any great extent either, so unless I’m wrong and these Jags are. Being equipped as  4X4 10. Passenger limos, the same. People  who are left behind are  getting farther. And farther in the. Rear view mirror again.  

So like I said nothing new to report...Ihopeit changers sooon