I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our
ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in
California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebra
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and rd campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
Digital Man wrote to All <=-
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone
deserved a celebration:
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company
called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service
using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads
between company offices in Foster City and portions of the
Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
That's pretty cool.
I've been hearing about self-driving cars for many years, and that other companies like Tesla have been working on it, and I don't think theirs are
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:
designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: Digital Man to All on Mon Jul 03 2023 12:59 pm
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebra
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and rd campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
Super congrats! Hope your product sells well! :)
Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: Digital Man to All on Mon Jul 03 2023 12:59 pm
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
Looks pretty cool.
Any reservations during your trip(s)?
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:If it's electric, it's one of the best alternatives to
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
If it's electric, it's one of the best alternatives to
the cancer generating machines from the 20th century.
Digital Man wrote to All <=-
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our
ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in
California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: Digital Man to All on Mon Jul 03 2023 12:59 pm
I don't share much about my work-life, but this milestone deserved a celebration:
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox a we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las
you guys should test those things where i live (milwaukee).
lots of dangerous traffic
https://i.imgur.com/XXVF9Bj.png
If it's electric, it's one of the best alternatives to
the cancer generating machines from the 20th century.
They set up several MV-1's to be autonomous and had them haul people around the campus.
The advantage of self drivng vehicles in war time is considerable. Ambulances and ammo carriers, and trucks in convoys would see the benefit of taking a person out of danger.
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designed autonomous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City and portions of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
The advantage of self drivng vehicles in war time is considerable. Ambulances and ammo carriers, and trucks in convoys would see the
benefit of taking a person out of danger.
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called Zoox ande
e started running an employee shuttle service using our ground-up designedut
omous vehicle on public roads between company offices in Foster City andorti
s of the Stanford campus in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. https://youtu.be/OG5BKIudFJI
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called
Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our
...
If it's electric, it's one of the best alternatives to
the cancer generating machines from the 20th century.
wouldn't be surprised if we see UAV/drone catapult devices for that sort of thing in the future. like an eject button for the field
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first ride
By: fusion to Moondog on Tue Jul 04 2023 21:09:00
wouldn't be surprised if we see UAV/drone catapult devices for that sort of thing in the future. like an eject button for the field
There's a medical organization (in Africa iirc) that is doing such a thing for delivery of medical supplies (organ transplant, extra blood, etc) to remote hospitals. They have a spring loaded launch platform (think crossbow) that will get the UAV up to speed at launch, and a net/catch platform for when it returns. This lets it be far more fuel effecient for the payload since most fuel is expended at takeoff and landing, this allows those two to be avoided altogether. In this way they're able to deliver limited emergencie supplies to multiple locations more effectively in under an hour.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: anthk to Digital Man on Tue Jul 04 2023 03:25:56
I work in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry at a company called
Zoox and we've started running an employee shuttle service using our
...
If it's electric, it's one of the best alternatives to
the cancer generating machines from the 20th century.
Worth noting that a *LOT* of electricity is generated from fossil fuels, and the efficiency of gas powered cars is more than conversion to electricity.
I'm all for electric, and other fuel options, for transportation, but
Any reservations during your trip(s)?
Mine went perfectly, but if they didn't, I certainly couldn't go into any de
We will never run out of oil and we could always develop more environmentally friendly ways of obtaining it and using it.
Worth noting that a *LOT* of electricity is generated from fossil fuels, and the efficiency of gas powered cars is more than conversion to electricity.
I'm all for electric, and other fuel options, for transportation, but electric isn't a panacea. Also short of more nuclear plants, the efforts to go "all electric" largely won't work and will over-burden other sytems. Solar won't cut it alone, and neither will wind.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: MRO to Tracker1 on Sun Jul 09 2023 04:34 pm
We will never run out of oil and we could always develop more environmentally friendly ways of obtaining it and using it.
How is it that we'll never run out of oil? I'd always thought it was a finite resource, like everything else. I'd heard that the oil supply comes from animals that have long died, and there's only so much of that available. I've looked it up online and saw that there are estimates that our supply of fossil fuels may run out in about 50 years.
Nightfox
other sytems. Solar won't cut it alone, and neither will wind.
That's true now, but I'm sure the technology will continue to improve. I imagine we may eventually find a way to make it more efficient. Like any resource, there's only so much fossil fuel.
We will never run out of oil and we could always develop more
environmentally friendly ways of obtaining it and using it.
How is it that we'll never run out of oil? I'd always thought it was a finite resource, like everything else. I'd heard that the oil supply comes from animals that have long died, and there's only so much of that available. I've looked it up online and saw that there are estimates that our supply of fossil fuels may run out in about 50 years.
That's true now, but I'm sure the technology will continue to improve. I imagine we may eventually find a way to make it more efficient. Like any resource, there's only so much fossil fuel.
That's true now, but I'm sure the technology will continue to
improve. I imagine we may eventually find a way to make it more
plants generate by orders of magnitude. Safety is a major concern there, but at least in the US, we have a *LOT* of inland locations that are very geo stable that can be used for it. The legacy fossil fuel industry
I'm all for electric, and other fuel options, for transportation, but electr > er will wind.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: MRO to Tracker1 on Sun Jul 09 2023 04:34 pm
We will never run out of oil and we could always develop more environmentally friendly ways of obtaining it and using it.
How is it that we'll never run out of oil? I'd always thought it was a fini > saw that there are estimates that our supply of fossil fuels may run out in >
Nightfox
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We have already reached peak oil and peak coal.
It is not that we are going to run out. What we are going to see is fuel (and energy, since renewables are built using fuel and oil derived products
If a guy like me who generates twice as much electricity as a house needs cannot justify the purchase of an electric vehicle, nobody can, period.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides62kwh is nearly a week worth of supply for a home here. I mention it just in order for people to have some perspective.
By: Arelor to Tracker1 on Thu Jul 13 2023 11:42 am
If a guy like me who generates twice as much electricity as a house needs > > cannot justify the purchase of an electric vehicle, nobody can, period.
Dude I dunno what kind of numbers you're running.. My EV's capacity is 62kWh > which costs me about $4.98 using power company power. That's from 0 to 100%. > Yeah, I use the superslow charger that came with the car, so it takes a coup > days (so as to stay within the lower priced power time, otherwise it would t > less than one day to go from 0 to 100% on the slowest charger, and half the
time with a proper 15A charger). With this capacity giving me 230 mile drivi > range, though, I don't ever have to charge from 0 to 100. If I did, I'd go d > to the mall or nearby DC/FC (fast charging) station and it'd be done in an h > or so.
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62kwh is nearly a week worth of supply for a home here. I mention it just in order for people to have some perspective.
My house uses up to 12 kwh per day (because we use a whole lot of electric power for water supplies since we operate our own preasure groups). We typically have an excess of 15 kwh per day with our solar arrays.
Unfortunately, things don't work that way because if your domestic wiring is parepared to withstand 21 amps tops (keep in mind Spanish lines work at 230 V) and you regularly have loads of 13 at home, that leaves you with 8 useful amps for charging your EV. So chances are it is gonna take more unless you
Buying an EV here means you pay a HUGE upfrong cost for a vehicle whose seller does not trust - see what I mention about them trying you to give up your warranty rights. Then you need some heavy rewiring at home. And even
Tracker1 wrote to Nightfox <=-
We already have the technology... nuclear power. It's not dependent on the weather, or having visibility to the sun, so it can operate 24/7 without issue, and produces a small fraction of the waste that fossil
fuel power plants generate by orders of magnitude. Safety is a major concern there, but at least in the US, we have a *LOT* of inland
locations that are very geo stable that can be used for it. The legacy fossil fuel industry doesn't want nuclear though. And "green" sources won't provide enough around the clock coverage.
You can get a decent EV here for $30k USD. That's the same price as the aver > e to go trade it in, like a lot of people do after 3 years with a car, I'd p >
Also, I did absolutely zero rewiring at home.
and if I were to go trade it in, like a lot
of people do after 3 years with a car, I'd probably get less money/value for the ICE vehicle than the electric one.
110 kwh per day for a residential power supply is nuts.
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years?
Battery backed green sources are going to play more of a role. I work
for a company that provides battery-backed solar storage with an intelligent system that sits behind the meter that takes historical
usage, weather forecasts and tariff information to determine whether to run on the solar power, charge your batteries or sell the power back to the grid. I'm pretty sure TeslaWalls do the same thing, but these
systems are enterprise-sized. In some cases, they're used by municipalities in front of the meter.
On 15 Jul 2023, Nightfox said the following...
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years?
with some napkin math i estimated around $100k over 30 years spent *extra* o >
if you were a doctor and just lazy as shit (or busy) then it might make sens >
and if I were to go trade it in, like a lot
of people do after 3 years with a car, I'd probably get less money/value for the ICE vehicle than the electric one.
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years? I've known maybe one person who has done that.. I'd have a hard time believing that's
something a lot of people would do. You'd probably have constant debt, either paying a lease or a loan for a car all the time. Cars last a long
time, so I'd think it would make more sense to buy a car and keep it for a long time. And when you pay it off (either by buying it outright or paying off a loan), you no longer have a debt for the car; it's just fuel and maintenance after that.
constant debt can be a good thing if you are in good standing.
my suv has been paid off for years .it's doing nothing for me credit wise. it's off the radar. my sedan does a lot more because it's on a low interest loan and shows i pay off on time.
The reliance on water cooling for nuclear seems to drive putting them
near oceans - otherwise, why put them in a place where they're
susceptible to earthquake-driven tsunamis and storm surges?
Tracker1 wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
How green are those batteries though? Lead acid or LI? How long to
they last, and how much does it cost to replace them, reincurring said environmental impact?
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: MRO to Nightfox on Sun Jul 16 2023 05:52 am
constant debt can be a good thing if you are in good standing.
my suv has been paid off for years .it's doing nothing for me credit wise. it's off the radar. my sedan does a lot more because it's on a low interest loan and shows i pay off on time.
Having a lot of debt at the same time might not be good for you either, I don't think.. Also, the longer you keep your debt, the more interest you'll end up paying.
110 kwh per day for a residential power supply is nuts.
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years? I've known maybe one person who has done that.. I'd have a hard time believing that's something a lot of people would do. You'd probably have constant debt, either paying a lease or a loan for a car all the time. Cars last a long time, so I'd think it would make more sense to buy a car and keep it for a
Having a lot of debt at the same time might not be good for you either, I do >
Nightfox
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years? I'veYeah, a lot of people trade in their cars every 3-4 years. Some people like leasing so they don't have to deal with the buying/selling part.. some peopl
Phigan wrote to Nightfox <=-
Yeah, a lot of people trade in their cars every 3-4 years. Some people like leasing so they don't have to deal with the buying/selling part..
some people probably get 5+ year loans to have smaller payments and
then just keep trading at 3 years. You're always in a nicer, newer,
more dependable car and you spend less on maintenance and various other things that go wrong 5+ years down the line.
HusTler wrote to Phigan <=-
Leasing every 3 years is very popular. No matter how you cut it your
new shiny car loses it's value a lot year by year. By the time you own
it is when the mechanical problems begin. However I sold my son a Mazda III 16 years ago and he's still driving it trouble free and payment
free.
Leasing every 3 years is very popular. No matter how you cut it your new shiny car loses it's value a lot year by year. By the time you own it is when the mechanical problems begin. However I sold my son a Mazda III 16 years ago and he's still driving it trouble free and payment free.
III 16 years ago and he's still driving it trouble free and payment free.
I'd heard Mazdas are good cars. I had been thinking about buying a newer car for a little while and recently bought a Mazda 3 myeslf.
if you can tollerate how annoying he is, check out scotty kilmer on youtube. he will tell you what cars last forever.
he also saved me a lot of money when my aframe bushings were making noise
Goes to show the auto industry is as much about loan generation as it
is about selling cars.
Phigan wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
If not more so! They really only want to sell to you if you are
financing.
Nightfox wrote to HusTler <=-
I'd heard Mazdas are good cars. I had been thinking about buying a
newer car for a little while and recently bought a Mazda 3 myeslf.
I'd heard Mazdas are good cars. I had been thinking about buying a newer car for a little while and recently bought a Mazda 3 myeslf.
I'd heard Mazdas are good cars. I had been thinking about buying a
newer car for a little while and recently bought a Mazda 3 myeslf.
They're fun to drive - mechanics assumption is that they won't last as long as a Toyota or Honda, but are good for 100K or so.
That being said, I have a 2011 CX-9 with 140K and it's doing fine -
bought it at 105K and replaced fluids and brakes. No repairs yet. It's huge, but fast and fun to drive.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: Nightfox to HusTler on Mon Jul 17 2023 08:44 am
I'd heard Mazdas are good cars. I had been thinking about buying a newer car for a little while and recently bought a Mazda 3 myeslf.
The Mazda III is a great car for the price. You'll be driving it forever. Just keep up with the oil changes, brakes, tires and like my son, you'll be still driving it 20 years from now.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
100k actually sounds to me like a short lifespan for a car.. I often
hear of cars (especially the reliable brands) going farther than that,
and I thought I'd heard Mazda was up there as one of the more reliable brands.
Hustler wrote to Nightfox <=-
The Mazda III is a great car for the price. You'll be driving it
forever. Just keep up with the oil changes, brakes, tires and like my
son, you'll be still driving it 20 years from now.
nicely built, but if you want a car guaranteed to go over 100K miles,
get a Toyota or Honda. Take him with a grain of salt.
I'd heard other people say the same - whether it's true or not who
knows. As long as you change your fluids according to schedule, I think
most modern cars will last over 100K.
One thing all Mazdas seem to have in common - they're all FUN TO DRIVE.
I test-drove a Mazda 3, loved it. My AWD CX-9, while it's a troop
hauler, is fast and feels like a much lighter car.
Most brands of those will last a long while. But a 4-cylinder, ONLY trust Honda and Toyota at over 100k miles. Not sure if Nissan or Kia make it into that list yet. An American one? Forget about it! Even European ones.
I've often thought a Mazda Miata would be fun to drive. Their current Miata looks really nice, though it would have been about $8000 or $1000 more expensive
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I've often thought a Mazda Miata would be fun to drive. Their
current Miata looks really nice, though it would have been about
$8000 or $1000 more expensive than my 3.
My parents had the first generation Miata - it was designed to look and feel like an old roadster, and they nailed it. From the suspension and the exhaust note, it felt like my old Fiat 124 Spyder. I think they started losing that over the life of the model.
Ironic, since Fiat came out with a refreshed 124 Spyder, and based it on the new Miata!
Yeah, most modern cars will get you to 100k and just over, but that's probably the point that you want to think about getting rid of it. With
Most brands of those will last a long while. But a 4-cylinder, ONLY trust Honda and Toyota at over 100k miles. Not sure if Nissan or Kia make it into that list yet. An American one? Forget about it! Even European ones. Nobody makes a good 4-cyl like Japan, and specifically those two companies.
Re: Re: Zoox Robotaxi, first rides
By: Phigan to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Jul 19 2023 01:24 pm
Yeah, most modern cars will get you to 100k and just over, but that's probably the point that you want to think about getting rid of it. With
I remember hearing that about older cars sometimes (with exceptions), but I thought newer cars would generally last longer.
had still seen a lot of their 80s and 90s cars on the road well into the late 2000s. I know someone who had a 1980 VW Scirocco, which had a 4-cylinder engine and was still going in 1998 when he decided to sell it. And in 2004, I bought a used 1988 VW Fox, which had a very similar 4-cylinder engine and it was a good running car.
I thought Volkswagen at least used to make a lot of good 4-cylinder cars. I had still seen a lot of their 80s and 90s cars on the road well into the lat
The one I settled on is not that exciting, but I love it. So much fun to dri and wasn't too bad price wise considering. Toyota Corolla lol!
Do a lot of people really trade in their car after only 3 years? I've
known maybe one person who has done that.. I'd have a hard time believing
that's something a lot of people would do. You'd probably have constant
debt,
It's not smart, in my opinion, but yes, a lot of people do just that. A lot of people *lease* their cars too. Have you noticed that automoative
TV commercials never advertise the cost to *buy* a vehicle any more: they only advertise monthly (f)lease payments? It's crazy. --
Hustler wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
You want fun. Try the MX-5 Miata!
Nightfox wrote to fusion <=-
i know the A1/A2 (rabbit/golf/jetta) engines well enough.. but first time around new, like my dad had when i was really young, his had electrical problems.
Digital Man wrote to MRO <=-
The whole credit rating system is a scam. Don't fall for it!
Nightfox wrote to fusion <=-
i know the A1/A2 (rabbit/golf/jetta) engines well enough.. but first around new, like my dad had when i was really young, his had electric problems.
I had a 1977 and a 1983 Rabbit. The 1983 has OK electrical, the 1977
had a penchant for blowing the glow plug fuse - a thick 60A piece of
metal that fit in behind two screw terminals on the firewall. Blown
fuse = no start. They were relatively expensive, so I had to jury rig
it a couple of times.
I was at a concert, and in a pinch stripped a section of headphone wire. it almost immediately fried, but gave the plugs enough juice to start.
I was at a concert, and in a pinch stripped a section of headphone wire.
it almost immediately fried, but gave the plugs enough juice to start.
Later, the rear brake lights went out, and the fuse box had shorted and
the back had melted.
Rabbit (the US name for the Golf at the time). The only really annoying issu had with it was that the taillight bulbs started to burn out relatively sucked was that in order to replace the taillight bulbs, there was a piece o plastic trunk liner in the back & bottom of the trunk that you had to detach and pull back on each side in order to get to the taillight housings to unsc and pull them out. I eventually just left the trunk liner detached on each s
Rabbit (the US name for the Golf at the time). The only really annoying
issu had with it was that the taillight bulbs started to burn out
relatively sucked was that in order to replace the taillight bulbs, there
was a piece o plastic trunk liner in the back & bottom of the trunk that
you had to detach and pull back on each side in order to get to the
taillight housings to unsc and pull them out. I eventually just left the
trunk liner detached on each s
Outa curiosity do you happen to know what your local gas station would charge to change it?
Outa curiosity do you happen to know what your local gas station would charge to change it?
I've never seen any gas stations that change taillight/headlight bulbs or anything like that..?
Oh. I guess in your State the gas stations don't have mechanics. Most do in New York. The money comes from auto repair. Not selling Gas. I was just curious what a mechanic would charge to change a light bulb.
Nightfox wrote to HusTler <=-
I've never seen any gas stations that change taillight/headlight bulbs
or anything like that..?
Oh. I guess in your State the gas stations don't have mechanics. Most do in New York. The money comes from auto repair. Not selling Gas. I was just curious what a mechanic would charge to change a light bulb.
Ideally, changing light bulbs in a headlight or taillight should be a fairly simple thing.
Ideally, changing light bulbs in a headlight or taillight should be a fairly simple thing. Unfortunately it seems like some are a little complicated to get to (especially taillights).
I have seen one gas station in my area that also has garage bays with mechan where they can help fix some car issues, but that's the only one I've seen i
Stop in one day and ask what they would charge to change a rear brakelight bulb. I'm really curious I had a guy do it for 10 bucks. I supplied the bulb. If they give you that hourly labor speech just say thanks and leave.
You could also schedule an oil change and have them change the bulb then for a price. What price I don't know. This is why it's important to befreind your local mechanic.
your local mechanic. I had friends from my school years that I could turn to for fixes without charging an arm and a leg.
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