[DeTomaso] Jerry Brown wants to ban gasoline powered vehicles

[Darrell Mountjoy]

Ken-  

 

Living / working in Whittier ( L.A. County ), you know what Terry is talking about with the L.A. drivers.  Agreed, the hackers are a major concern to self-driving vehicles.

 

Darrell

 

 

From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:52 AM
To: Himes, Terry (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>; Darrell Mountjoy <dsmtjoy at cox.net>; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Jerry Brown wants to ban gasoline powered vehicles

 

Based on how unreliable our PCs are, I am not optimistic about self driving cars, at least not until there are a lot of miles to exercise the software.  And then, someone can hack into the software and drive you to a convenient location to rob you.

 

It is really sad, but I suspect many young people would gladly accept living in a pod with a virtual reality existence as in the MATRIX movies.  Young people don't like getting dirty, hitting knuckles, bleeding, or anything like real life.  C. S. Lewis wrote a short book titled "The Abolition of Man" maybe 60 years ago, and I think he painted a picture of the future on mankind.  If you ever feel like being humbled by a glimpse into the mind of a brilliant thinker, it's a good read.

 

Ken

 

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From: "Himes, Terry (397C)" <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov <mailto:terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> >
To: Darrell Mountjoy <dsmtjoy at cox.net <mailto:dsmtjoy at cox.net> >; "detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> " <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> > 
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Jerry Brown wants to ban gasoline powered vehicles

 

Clearly you haven’t tried to drive in LA LA Land.  Plus 50% DON’T know how to drive and 49% are total inconsiderate A-holes!! 
(which only self-driving cars will solve).  I just got back from Canada where the people truly know how to drive and are considerate! It was fantastic!

And… that would leave more gas for us Pantera owners.  Every time I pass a Prius I wave and say “Thank You!”  More fuel for me. 

Of course, by 2040, I’ll probably be dead, so…  WTFDIC ;-)



"A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"

Terry W. Himes 
JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dawn Spacecraft Team
Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
Phone: (818) 393-6261
Cell:    (818) 653-8213
thimes at jpl.nasa.gov <mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov> 
🇺🇸




 

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   Ken-


   Living / working in Whittier ( L.A. County ), you know what Terry is
   talking about with the L.A. drivers.  Agreed, the hackers are a major
   concern to self-driving vehicles.


   Darrell



   From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com]
   Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:52 AM
   To: Himes, Terry (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>; Darrell Mountjoy
   <dsmtjoy at cox.net>; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Jerry Brown wants to ban gasoline powered
   vehicles


   Based on how unreliable our PCs are, I am not optimistic about self
   driving cars, at least not until there are a lot of miles to exercise
   the software.  And then, someone can hack into the software and drive
   you to a convenient location to rob you.


   It is really sad, but I suspect many young people would gladly accept
   living in a pod with a virtual reality existence as in the MATRIX
   movies.  Young people don't like getting dirty, hitting knuckles,
   bleeding, or anything like real life.  C. S. Lewis wrote a short book
   titled "The Abolition of Man" maybe 60 years ago, and I think he
   painted a picture of the future on mankind.  If you ever feel like
   being humbled by a glimpse into the mind of a brilliant thinker, it's a
   good read.


   Ken

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   From: "Himes, Terry (397C)" <[1]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
   To: Darrell Mountjoy <[2]dsmtjoy at cox.net>;
   "[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com"
   <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:43 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Jerry Brown wants to ban gasoline powered
   vehicles


   Clearly you haven't tried to drive in LA LA Land.  Plus 50% DON'T know
   how to drive and 49% are total inconsiderate A-holes!!
   (which only self-driving cars will solve).  I just got back from Canada
   where the people truly know how to drive and are considerate! It was
   fantastic!
   And... that would leave more gas for us Pantera owners.  Every time I
   pass a Prius I wave and say "Thank You!"  More fuel for me.
   Of course, by 2040, I'll probably be dead, so...  WTFDIC ;-)
   "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
   stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
   Terry W. Himes
   JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
   Dawn Spacecraft Team
   Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
   Phone: (818) 393-6261
   Cell:    (818) 653-8213
   [5]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
   🇺🇸

References

   1. mailto:terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
   2. mailto:dsmtjoy at cox.net
   3. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   4. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   5. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov