jayjay71

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   by jayjay71 10y ago

   I notice you comment on self-driving cars a lot and seem knowledgeable on the subject. Is this just something you follow closely or do you have some background in this area? I ask solely out of curiosity.
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   by jayjay71 10y ago

   While I agree there is a huge danger with semi-autonomous systems as drivers become disengaged, Volvo has already publicly announced they will take full legal responsibility for any crashes when their cars are in autonomous mode.
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   by jayjay71 10y ago

   That $5.5 million was a gift to Carnegie Mellon, I believe mostly for public relations. It does not include salaries, bonuses, or operating costs for Uber's Advanced Technology Center. The real cost was/is much higher than that.
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   by jayjay71 11y ago

   Cadillac/CMU actually spun out into a company called Ottomatika which was acquired by Delphi.
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   by jayjay71 11y ago

   As someone who used to work at a research lab funded by GM, I can tell you they are incompetent. I was so put off by the experience that I will make sure to never buy a car made by GM.
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   Bistrobot (YC S15) is hiring mechanical engineers to reinvent the restaurant(bistrobot.com)

   1 points by jayjay71 11y ago
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   by jayjay71 12y ago

   I stand corrected.
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   by jayjay71 12y ago

   I'm pretty sure they aren't partnering with CMU, but rather offering many senior scientists and faculty members lucrative salaries to leave academia and work for them. So the Cadillac IP still belongs to the university. In fact,