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Re:Japan to Unveil Pascal GPU-Based AI Supercomputer by hinkley on Monday March 13, 2017 @02:18AM (#13855623)
Except it only takes about 20hp to keep a car at highway speed. The rest is for acceleration, hills, headwinds and looking cool.
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Re:Japan to Unveil Pascal GPU-Based AI Supercomputer by orbifold on Monday March 13, 2017 @03:39AM (#13855907)
Driving autonomously is pretty cool don't you think...
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Re:Japan to Unveil Pascal GPU-Based AI Supercomputer by hinkley on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @01:21PM (#13869504)
Well, in a world where all the cars were automated and could talk to each other (coordinated merges, for instance), you'd probably be fine with 60 hp motors. Where all the vehicles are hybrid, 30 might be enough for highways.

Hilly neighborhoods might be something else entirely.

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Re:Japan to Unveil Pascal GPU-Based AI Supercomputer by ethbro on Monday March 13, 2017 @10:52AM (#13858247)
So the first self-driving car should be a 20hp Volkswagen with a computer under the hood.

... I'd buy it!

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