missmuffet Posted October 28, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,994 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,692 Content Per Day: 11.74 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2013 Well, goodbye gas station attendants. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/28/robot-gas-pumps-ready-to-fill-your-tank/?intcmp=HPBucket Face it, American driver, you will soon be obsolete. As the advent of autonomous cars approaches so comes the robot gas station attendant. Working in conjunction with Sweden’s Fuelmatics, industrial fueling products giant Husky Corporation has developed an automatic refueling system that could redefine the term “self serve” and send the last of the gas jockeys to the unemployment line. The robotic pump uses cameras to locate the fuel door on the vehicle, which it opens with a suction cup, and guide the nozzle into the hole. A magnetic reed switch then interacts with a special capless fuel filler installed on the car to determine when it has been inserted far enough to begin fueling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted October 29, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,265 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,993 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted October 29, 2013 i grew up working at my dad's gas station.... the thought of this is disturbing soo much to go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted October 29, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,994 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,692 Content Per Day: 11.74 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 i grew up working at my dad's gas station.... the thought of this is disturbing soo much to go wrong. I see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andia Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I read an article saying that autonomous vehicles already drive better than human drivers. It also said that the amount of money that would be saved because of less accidents, savings on gas, and less traffic was in the 100's of billions per year. Its right around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaparticle Posted October 29, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,363 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 403 Days Won: 5 Joined: 08/01/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted October 29, 2013 What? I pump my own gas already. Unless you live in a nutty state that is the case. An automated system would likely be safer anyway. What happens when there are gas attendants who come pump your gas? The cost is shuffled to you, by increased gas prices. If the automated system is cheaper, it will decreases costs for everyone and through the forces of competition end up meaning more money for you to spend elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,994 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,692 Content Per Day: 11.74 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 I pump my own gas too.I prefer it that way.I sure hate to see attendants layed off.I hate to see anyone get layed off because of technology.I was at the bank today.I could see banking going all technology and getting rid of tellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,265 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,993 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted October 30, 2013 I pump my own gas too.I prefer it that way.I sure hate to see attendants layed off.I hate to see anyone get layed off because of technology.I was at the bank today.I could see banking going all technology and getting rid of tellers. or moving them to school. Our bank just hired 7 new people to help keep up with all the new banking laws that will go into effect Jan 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 27 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,718 Content Per Day: 2.45 Reputation: 8,535 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I read an article saying that autonomous vehicles already drive better than human drivers. It also said that the amount of money that would be saved because of less accidents, savings on gas, and less traffic was in the 100's of billions per year. Its right around the corner. With the quality of today's drivers, that wouldn't take much. I don't know what it is but you take a good, smart, safe person and put him behind the wheel of a car and he/she turns into an absolute moron. Maybe there's some kind of brain control device in the steering wheel that does this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I read an article saying that autonomous vehicles already drive better than human drivers. It also said that the amount of money that would be saved because of less accidents, savings on gas, and less traffic was in the 100's of billions per year. Its right around the corner. With the quality of today's drivers, that wouldn't take much. I don't know what it is but you take a good, smart, safe person and put him behind the wheel of a car and he/she turns into an absolute moron. Maybe there's some kind of brain control device in the steering wheel that does this. Instant moron, just add vehicle? Sorry, couldn't help that one. I know about the morons behind the wheel. Try being a pedestrian in a big city at the tail end of rush hour. I almost got run over by one of the morons this morning on the way home from work. The jerk didn't want to wait for me to get even half way across the street in the crosswalk. Kinda thing makes me want to carry a bowling ball and take out their windscreen. Something's gotta teach 'em better manners . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTC Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 18 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2,795 Content Per Day: 0.64 Reputation: 1,502 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/25/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/26/1952 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Well, what can I say. I already lost my career job back in the mid 80's due to a computer. In my case they still needed a person to operate the computer, but anyone could do that, and that person wouldn't get the salary I was getting. The problem here is as we keep putting people out of work with technology, what are we going to do with all the unemployed people? Young people keep getting married and wanting babies. But there are less and less jobs for when these babies grow up. Too much technology is proving to be a bad thing. Btw, I read something yesterday about 30 - 40% of young Japanese people don't want sex, marriage, nor babies. Especially with all the disasters that have hit Japan in the past few years, a lot of young people don't want to make things worse by bringing babies into their world which can barely give them a job and a place to live. I think we may have to do the same thing. Either that or kill all robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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