Military Industrial Complex 201
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Driverless Car Drives 175 Miles on Busy Chinese Expressway, No GPS Necessary
The future is now and its progress cannot be stopped.
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Driverless Car Drives 175 Miles on Busy Chinese Expressway, No GPS Necessary
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-08/chinese-driverless-car-travels-over-175-miles-no-gps-required
According to China Daily, back in July, a Chinese driverless car traveled about 175 miles, at around 55 mph, on an expressway laden with other cars. Even more impressive, the car needed no GPS assistance, instead relying on only video cameras and radar sensors to see the road and the other drivers.
The car, a Hongqi HQ3 developed by the National University of Defense Technology, was controlled by a proprietary artificial intelligence system in the car's trunk. It seems like the demo went swimmingly: the car managed to travel the long distance between provincial capitals Changsha and Wuhan, passing cars and changing lanes, with hardly a hiccup.
Of course, as the car relies primarily on visual clues, the demo was conducted during daytime--a lack of light, as well as weather complications like fog, can throw the car's senses off. (Maybe it could use one of these optical sensors?)
China is a bit behind the U.S. when it comes to these driverless cars--some states are already on their way to passing driverless legislation, and Google's driverless cars have already driven a whopping 140,000 hours. On the other hand, only in the U.S. has a driverless car somehow crashed due to human error, so China's one up on us there.
The team behind the car plans to work with China's First Auto Works to produce a commercial version sometime in the future.
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Driverless Car Drives 175 Miles on Busy Chinese Expressway, No GPS Necessary
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-08/chinese-driverless-car-travels-over-175-miles-no-gps-required
According to China Daily, back in July, a Chinese driverless car traveled about 175 miles, at around 55 mph, on an expressway laden with other cars. Even more impressive, the car needed no GPS assistance, instead relying on only video cameras and radar sensors to see the road and the other drivers.
The car, a Hongqi HQ3 developed by the National University of Defense Technology, was controlled by a proprietary artificial intelligence system in the car's trunk. It seems like the demo went swimmingly: the car managed to travel the long distance between provincial capitals Changsha and Wuhan, passing cars and changing lanes, with hardly a hiccup.
Of course, as the car relies primarily on visual clues, the demo was conducted during daytime--a lack of light, as well as weather complications like fog, can throw the car's senses off. (Maybe it could use one of these optical sensors?)
China is a bit behind the U.S. when it comes to these driverless cars--some states are already on their way to passing driverless legislation, and Google's driverless cars have already driven a whopping 140,000 hours. On the other hand, only in the U.S. has a driverless car somehow crashed due to human error, so China's one up on us there.
The team behind the car plans to work with China's First Auto Works to produce a commercial version sometime in the future.
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Paradigm Shift Contest
El oh el... haha
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Paradigm Shift Contest
http://dont-tread-on.me/dont-tread-on-me-paradigm-shift-contest/
Nothing attracts more attention than people having fun. For all of the heavy topics we cover, we try very hard to keep the mood positive and have fun when we can. I vowed when I started to do this that I was not going to be a fear monger trying to get people to react out of emotional gut reactions. I have used logic to help people to question everything. As I mentioned in my Resonate series, art can connect with people on a much deeper level and often the funniest jokes or most emotional art is because of a truth it reveals.
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Paradigm Shift Contest
http://dont-tread-on.me/dont-tread-on-me-paradigm-shift-contest/
Nothing attracts more attention than people having fun. For all of the heavy topics we cover, we try very hard to keep the mood positive and have fun when we can. I vowed when I started to do this that I was not going to be a fear monger trying to get people to react out of emotional gut reactions. I have used logic to help people to question everything. As I mentioned in my Resonate series, art can connect with people on a much deeper level and often the funniest jokes or most emotional art is because of a truth it reveals.
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Lessons from Star Trek
The time is here. Kill the Illuminati. Destroy your fear and their energy will rot.
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Ron Paul Wins Historic Vote Total In Ames Straw Poll
Ron Paul 4 Prez 2012. End the Fed. Arrest and hang the Banksters. Freedom.
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Ron Paul Wins Historic Vote Total In Ames Straw Poll
http://www.infowars.com/ron-paul-wins-historic-vote-total-in-ames-straw-poll/
Dr. Paul shatters expectations, proves strength of candidacy
AMES, Iowa– Congressman Ron Paul won 4,671 votes in today’s Iowa Republican Straw Poll, topping Governor Mitt Romney’s vote total from 2007 and drawing a near statistical tie with today’s winner at 27.6 percent of the vote versus 28.5 percent.
Dr. Paul’s finish earned him a strong second place and it was the fourth highest vote total ever received by a candidate at the important test of candidate strength.
Said campaign chairman Jesse Benton,
“Dr. Paul is surging in this race, and today’s results show the strength of his grassroots support and top notch organization.
“These straw poll results, our growing poll numbers and our strong fundraising shows that our message is resonating with Iowans and Americans everywhere.
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Ron Paul Wins Historic Vote Total In Ames Straw Poll
http://www.infowars.com/ron-paul-wins-historic-vote-total-in-ames-straw-poll/
Dr. Paul shatters expectations, proves strength of candidacy
AMES, Iowa– Congressman Ron Paul won 4,671 votes in today’s Iowa Republican Straw Poll, topping Governor Mitt Romney’s vote total from 2007 and drawing a near statistical tie with today’s winner at 27.6 percent of the vote versus 28.5 percent.
Dr. Paul’s finish earned him a strong second place and it was the fourth highest vote total ever received by a candidate at the important test of candidate strength.
Said campaign chairman Jesse Benton,
“Dr. Paul is surging in this race, and today’s results show the strength of his grassroots support and top notch organization.
“These straw poll results, our growing poll numbers and our strong fundraising shows that our message is resonating with Iowans and Americans everywhere.
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