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Having used Google Glass in a racecar, I can say that it has no place in a race cockpit. The display is too far out of the line of sight and it is less ideal th

by nhance 12y ago

Having used Google Glass in a racecar, I can say that it has no place in a race cockpit. The display is too far out of the line of sight and it is less ideal than the gauges already in the car. It was able to capture neat videos, but I think a gopro stuck to the helmet would do a better job.

turnip1979 12y ago
Agreed. I got Google glass for the hangout feature. A few months after I got it, they removed the feature entirely. That feature was one way it was different than a Go-pro - and they took out! The explanation was crazy - "not many users use it". Seriously? I've been burned so many times on Google hardware, I'm not going to fall for it again.
- clancy 12y ago
  I can see it now: "Our self driving cars no longer travel to Toledo because not many users go there."
  - mr_luc 12y ago
    Huh. Funny - you can probably come up with a few scenarios where that would happen, like if their large-scale deployment software for self-driving cars is heavily dependent on the wisdom of crowds, for instance.
  - deeviant 12y ago
    Actually, your statement is not too far off. Google's self driving is far less dynamic as they would have you believe. Areas are extremely heavily analysed with a massive array of sensors, analysis and even human input/sanity checking before cars are allowed to drive in a specific area. No doubt this preparation is expensive and the resources to do it are finite. I could easily see some very accessible normal place be unavailable to a self driving car. Source: 2 of my coworkers worked at the start-up that originally developed the core self-driving platform that was acquired by Google(No, Google did not develop the origin technology). The both worked for some time at Google working on the project.
- danielvinson 12y ago
  The reason it was removed was because it was extremely hard to set up and use properly. Glass is seen as a similar device as Chromecast in that it is supposed to be completely plug and play where even the most basic users will be able to figure it out with minor instruction from a Guide. Since Hangouts was unable to work with this experience, it was not seen as adding value to the device.

by nhance 12y ago

turnip1979 12y ago

Agreed. I got Google glass for the hangout feature. A few months after I got it, they removed the feature entirely. That feature was one way it was different than a Go-pro - and they took out! The explanation was crazy - "not many users use it". Seriously? I've been burned so many times on Google hardware, I'm not going to fall for it again.

clancy 12y ago
I can see it now: "Our self driving cars no longer travel to Toledo because not many users go there."
- mr_luc 12y ago
  Huh. Funny - you can probably come up with a few scenarios where that would happen, like if their large-scale deployment software for self-driving cars is heavily dependent on the wisdom of crowds, for instance.
- deeviant 12y ago
  Actually, your statement is not too far off. Google's self driving is far less dynamic as they would have you believe. Areas are extremely heavily analysed with a massive array of sensors, analysis and even human input/sanity checking before cars are allowed to drive in a specific area. No doubt this preparation is expensive and the resources to do it are finite. I could easily see some very accessible normal place be unavailable to a self driving car. Source: 2 of my coworkers worked at the start-up that originally developed the core self-driving platform that was acquired by Google(No, Google did not develop the origin technology). The both worked for some time at Google working on the project.
danielvinson 12y ago
The reason it was removed was because it was extremely hard to set up and use properly. Glass is seen as a similar device as Chromecast in that it is supposed to be completely plug and play where even the most basic users will be able to figure it out with minor instruction from a Guide. Since Hangouts was unable to work with this experience, it was not seen as adding value to the device.