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Wes Groleau <groleau+news@freeshell.org> wrote:

I'm glad it was only a curb.

: In general, I'm in favor of automation, but
: I think there would be a lot more property
: damage and bodily injury if curves, sneezes,
: bumps, and just plain bad aim could affect a
: driver's control of of acceleration, braking,
: and steering on a touch screen or joystick.

Add to that things being tossed around inside the
car. It's much the same as with computers' push off buttons
in the presence of rubber balls. Luckily here you can
turn on "react only after 4 sec pushing time".
But that isn't a solution usable with steering devices.
Neither for computers in the presence of quadrupeds. :-)

 
: I note that in 'fly-by-wire' aircraft, the
: control impulses still originate from input
: devices that mimic the conventional mechanical
: controls.

Isn't there a driving wheel for racing games that
works like this?