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Post by gtrplyr on Aug 28, 2017 6:21:29 GMT -8
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Post by gtrplyr on Aug 28, 2017 6:53:05 GMT -8
macdailynews.com/2017/08/26/new-apple-suvs-with-humungous-autonomous-driving-lidar-system-spotted/I'm really fascinated with this ..... as someone who is also invested in Tesla I see this as the next big thing that will change our lives, the last big thing being the iPhone. A lot of discussion on the TSLA boards regarding the state of the autonomous driving division of the company ... apparently Elon is asking the moon of the engineers (remind you of anyone you know??) and there are lots of rumors stating the program is not doing well. For a few years now I've suggested that Apple + Tesla = total domination of the auto market. With Apple's deep pockets, manufacturing expertise and now possibly their autonomous driving platform and Tesla with it's vehicle and energy technology I see them as a perfect fit. Of course we are dealing with humans so how Elon works with Tim and the Apple culture is not so clear ... in any case I'm watching this with much anticipation.
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Post by coma on Aug 28, 2017 7:14:47 GMT -8
Apple will introduce a transporter app for the iPhone thereby leap frogging Tesla and the auto industry as a whole . . .
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Post by aaplcrazie on Aug 28, 2017 7:49:46 GMT -8
New York! Just like I Pictured It, Skyscrapers iPhones and everything.....NYPD Ditching Windoze and switching to iPhones
tinyurl.com/yalx4ygr (macrumors)
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Post by 4aapl on Aug 28, 2017 9:20:09 GMT -8
I've always thought that if Apple went into the self driving car arena, the goal would be to get added into the car....the CPU doing the work. Likewise, with an Apple TV, some thought it would be a physical TV. But I always felt there was little added value in being the whole system there. Instead, nab a HDMI port, and be everything beyond that. You then don't have the lower margin TV portion of it, plus your refresh cycle car be a whole lot quicker. Now, like many markets Apple is in, since they have tried to focus mainly on the higher margin high end areas, I might very well not be in their market with my 26 year old 4runner and 12 year old minivan. At the same time, like some people keeping their TVs for a long time, while upgrading attachments, I could very well be in their market. What if, instead of being locked in as the CPU in a particular car, made by Apple or anyone else, instead it was an add-on thing. Like having your iPod/iPhone in the glove box, wired in to the stereo. I'm not familiar with how much of the car is now drive-by-wire, or controllable. I expect gas/brake are fairly standard, if nothing else than due to cruise control and emergency braking. Then all you need to do is to jack into that, whether at a special plug, or at the CPU. Add on the sensors, even as a rooftop clip-on, along with a physical connection or coded wireless connection to your controller, and you're set. It's steering that might be a bit more difficult, on the mere connection standpoint. But maybe power steering makes it not too hard to control that too, while still having a physical connection. No matter how it is done, it seems like one trick Apple can use it to focus on the brains and sensors behind it all, and let car makers continue making the cars. But if they take it a step further, being an add-on, or upgradable, that could widen their market even further. It wouldn't be for everything....seems a bit hard to make my manual transmission fully autonomous...but adding a couple blocks of sensors behind the grill and in the rear and then jacking into the car could be fairly easy if they worked with auto makers a bit. If it's doable, that seems like a great way for Apple to go with it.
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Post by chinacat on Aug 28, 2017 11:59:21 GMT -8
Best wishes and hopeful thoughts to any AFB'ers and all others affected by the tragic circumstances on the Gulf Coast.
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Post by aaplcrazie on Aug 28, 2017 16:30:56 GMT -8
So just wondering in situations like Hurricane Harvey and other natural disasters in the CONUS, how come no one ever picks up the phone to Camp Lejune and requests help from the USMC with their Amphib/Airlift Capabilities etc? I do know about Posse Comitatus however there seems to be some leeway in the Act on the use of US Military: "may apply to troops used in an advisory, support, disaster response, or other homeland defense role, as opposed to domestic law enforcement."
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Post by rezonate on Aug 28, 2017 16:48:23 GMT -8
I've been on AFB since 2001 and was a USCG helicopter pilot flying rescues during the 2000-2005 hurricane seasons on the U. S. Gulf Coast. The military is indeed invited to the rescue party. They are deployed in a 'sustainment' capacity, where the USCG and local first responders are 'initial response' capacity. It takes a while to bring serious military infrastructure into play, especially when local control is decentralized and normal supply routes (highways/airports/deepwater ports) are compromised. Totally different in a war zone where you control everything, in a domestic response zone you have MANY entities in play, all of which can cause benefit or harm, sometimes at the same time depending on perspective. For example, it's really great that the so-called "Cajun Navy" showed up uninvited with trucks pulling shallow-draft boats on trailers. But once Joe Redneck (and trust me, I love that guy) puts his boat in and starts randomly bringing people to the recovery area, who provides Joe and his boat with fuel? Who feeds Joe and all his thousand buddies? Where do they stay until they themselves become rescue cases? What about the trailer loads of donated clothing that miraculously show up, destined for use in sand bags and dam fodder? What about all the donated dog food for the 'abandoned pets'? I really could go on and on, but you get the idea. Decentralized libertarianism is great, as long as everyone in the disaster area has themselves adopted a libertarian mind set. But unfortunately people are no longer equipped to survive on their own. If the military dropped in without having the locals clear a zone for them the chaos could be worse than staying away.
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Post by aaplcrazie on Aug 28, 2017 18:10:31 GMT -8
Hey Rez, very interesting perspective Thanks! and Copy All. Once upon a time i used to Depart C-130s usually in mid-flight, in later years i played on Carrier Flight Decks chasing F-14's. Was alongside Cat-4 taking pictures when the last Tomcat launched off the America and also got to play on the Plane Guard off of TR in The Adriatic during the Bosnia Excitement.
Good Times
Out.
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Post by rezonate on Aug 30, 2017 15:26:34 GMT -8
Great memories for sure. I love C-130s but adhere firmly to rule #1 for stress management in aviation: takeoffs must equal landings! Rule #2 is always useful: never pass up the opportunity to use the bathroom. Mrs. Rez is a big fan of the F-14. Mention it to her next time we are all together in person, she'll talk your ear off. I'm a rotorhead and think low and slow is the way to go.
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