Before digital computers, jet fighters used theBendix Central Air Data Computer, a mechanical computer designed to handle all the mathematical equations using a network of gears and cams of all shapes and sizes.
I know nothing about this but I stay curious. Just like Navier-Stokes equations can be proved with numerical approximations, can this be verified even if we never solve it?
The author lost credibility due to his bio: I worked on Google's car team in its early years and am an advisor and/or investor for car OEMs and many of the top startups in robocars, sensors, delivery robots and even some flying cars. Plus AR/VR and software.
That means he has a possible conflict of interest, but a possible conflict of interest does not, by itself, destroy credibility. Credibility is lost when you say something that's wrong, not when you have a possible conflict.
Harvard publishes a report every quarter on investor activism vulnerability by industry and they quote about potentially $200B in dry powder. If the board is complicit, investor activism is one way to address it.
Isn't this where activist investors like Elliot management, Thirdpoint, Starboard come into the picture? granted they are divestiture activists. But activists come in all kinds these days including ESG. It a way to keep the balance and cull non-performing CEOs.
There is no right or wrong answer to this question until we can define what sentience means... the question behind the question is "what is sentience?"
I don't understand where there is a kill switch when you can just turn off your vehicle using the key? Besides killing the engine will mean no power to the brakes and steering as well.
Motorcycle kill switches are always on the handlebars, so you can reach it without letting go of the handlebars. Also makes it easier to find - some bikes have the keyswitch on the side, but the kill switch is always on the handlebars.
The brake booster will hold some vacuum for a few brake applications and, if the car remains in gear, the rotation will continue to create vacuum to recharge the brake booster (and turn the power steering pump, but power steering is not needed in practice at anything approaching “runaway car” speed).
