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It is clear that the challenge is to find a way to give free reign to the intellectual curiosity while studiously ignoring the lurid temptation of discussing th
by raganwald 16y ago
It is clear that the challenge is to find a way to give free reign to the intellectual curiosity while studiously ignoring the lurid temptation of discussing the faux-irony of his death.
Ok, I'll bite. How about using GPS to make a safety feature where the Segway will not ride within a certain distance of "dangerous" features like sea cliffs? An override such as turning a master key would be required.
Such a feature could also help deter theft: Segways designed to be used on a single property would not operate outside the property, something like the locks on shopping carts.
- eli 16y agoIf you're taking your Adventure-model segway out in the country for sightseeing, you're surely going to override that safety feature at some point.
- raganwald 16y agoGood point! I can purchase an SD card from Garmin with additional mapping features such as North America's paddling waterways. Garmin sells data like that (resells is probably the actual mechanism) and develops additional revenue from their customers. So... Perhaps there's a market for selling GPS data. Some of it is safety-oriented, some of it concerns rideable trails, and so forth??? The Segway's "drive by wire" nature does lend itself to making it a platform of sorts.
- swah 16y agoThere were car accidents where people trusted their GPS/navigation systems too much, so I don't see how trusting your GPS even more would help.
- brk 16y agoWhat is the irony? That he died while riding a Segway PT? Have no avid cyclists been killed on bikes? Have no automotive execs been killed in car crashes? Have no test pilots been killed in flight? Face it, there are many hazards in life, and it stands to reason that owners and high-profile individuals in all kinds of positions stand to be killed or harmed by their technology.