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Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci... by stephengillie on Monday April 28, 2014 @01:10PM (#7661305)
Could we have the cars drive in such a way that the effect on air pressure as they pass would push some debris off the roadway?
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Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci... by bertil on Monday April 28, 2014 @01:22PM (#7661421)
I can’t tell if that’s a fantastic idea, or you've watching too many Fast-and-Furious action movie. Let’s agree it’s both.

Serious answer: probably not. What you describe involves turbulence control — an area that has driven the most spectacular effort in computing for half a century, and as far as I can tell, still a very dark box.

Having self-driving space flight to Jupiter trigger philosophical debate by quasi-human AI, that’s pretty much a given by now; using a fan in a controlled manner… no way. Who would have though in 1968 that 2001 was the realistic one, and Iron Finger 2 non-sensical?

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