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Taxi drivers might have said the same thing about Uber. These days, many dishwashers, refrigerators, coffee machines etc. routinely connect to the internet. Th
by antonvs 1y ago
Taxi drivers might have said the same thing about Uber.
These days, many dishwashers, refrigerators, coffee machines etc. routinely connect to the internet. The tech is well established, and projects like this become possible precisely because they’re not that complicated to build or maintain. They take advantage of common infrastructure, and can often be cheaper than supposedly “simpler” alternatives.
- LtdJorge 1y ago> These days, many dishwashers, refrigerators, coffee machines etc. routinely connect to the internet. The tech is well established And as a side effect, we get very funny cyber-security news weekly!
- gregoriol 1y agoHow many news did we get recently about such "tech" products becoming disabled because 2G was gone, because the app was gone, ... Road lights should last 20+ years, no app/connected system will last that long.
- antonvs 1y agoGoogle Maps is 20 years old. The connectivity at the traffic lights can be a small box, easily replaced, much more cheaply than e.g. traffic sensors under the road. If the system fails for some reason, such as an internet outage, traffic lights can fall back to ordinary timing. You’re not raising serious objections.