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The solution to this is simple: one way or another, except for people whose job it is to drive, we should stop having people drive cars, whether that means publ

The solution to this is simple: one way or another, except for people whose job it is to drive, we should stop having people drive cars, whether that means public transit, more bike lanes, or self-driving cars or something else. I do think it's possible to approximately locate a driver's phone, though it will likely work relatively imperfectly. But then consider that driving drunk is also a huge hazard, and yet most people don't have breathalyzers required to start their cars (and yes, this technology does already exist)

topbanana 10y ago
It'll take some time to get to that point. Is the proposed driving mode a good stop-gap? I think it could well be.
- emp_zealoth 10y ago
  I don't think it's a good stop-gap for me. I wan't to be able to use my own gps app (OSMand), not retarded Google Maps that has less features than bottomfeeeder gps unit you buy at wallmart But I can concede that people are sure as fuck going to use facebook on those screens if there was a way to do so -.-
emp_zealoth 10y ago
Man, I'm so tired of the whole self-driving meme It's years off in most of the world, while more and more sophisticated infotaiment screens that can distract the drivers are ALREADY on the market
- mikestew 10y ago
  No shit. Every "problems with driving and cars" thread inevitably has a half dozen people who are way too pleased with themselves saying "won't be a problem in just a few years with self-driving cars!" It's almost the dictionary definition of "hand-wave away". BTW, and I hate to digress, but how's that "year of the Linux desktop" going twenty years later? I've probably got twenty, thirty years at best left before I depart this mortal coil. When my body reaches room temperature, I expect at best self-driving cars will be an expensive novelty. In the meantime, can we go on with solving today's problems with today's, or near-future technologies and quit hand-waving with vaporware?

topbanana 10y ago

It'll take some time to get to that point. Is the proposed driving mode a good stop-gap? I think it could well be.

emp_zealoth 10y ago
I don't think it's a good stop-gap for me. I wan't to be able to use my own gps app (OSMand), not retarded Google Maps that has less features than bottomfeeeder gps unit you buy at wallmart But I can concede that people are sure as fuck going to use facebook on those screens if there was a way to do so -.-

emp_zealoth 10y ago

Man, I'm so tired of the whole self-driving meme It's years off in most of the world, while more and more sophisticated infotaiment screens that can distract the drivers are ALREADY on the market

mikestew 10y ago
No shit. Every "problems with driving and cars" thread inevitably has a half dozen people who are way too pleased with themselves saying "won't be a problem in just a few years with self-driving cars!" It's almost the dictionary definition of "hand-wave away". BTW, and I hate to digress, but how's that "year of the Linux desktop" going twenty years later? I've probably got twenty, thirty years at best left before I depart this mortal coil. When my body reaches room temperature, I expect at best self-driving cars will be an expensive novelty. In the meantime, can we go on with solving today's problems with today's, or near-future technologies and quit hand-waving with vaporware?