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   J. Clarke to All   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   13 Jan 14 10:13:13   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: jclarkeusenet@cox.net   
      
   In article , gossg@gossg.org says...   
   >   
   > Your Name  wrote:   
   > >In article , Greg Goss   
   >   
   >   
   > >> >A limousine with a driver is a self-driving car from the point of view   
   > >> >of a CEO and it's nothing like a virtual train.   
   > >>   
   > >> That's because the limo driver cannot see out the window five cars   
   > >> ahead.   
   > >   
   > >He / she better be able to look ahead if he's a good driver. Only   
   > >morons drive looking solely at the car directly in front of them -   
   > >you're meant to look further ahead to see what's happening.   
   >   
   > Has Infiniti or whoever it was revealed the techology that their car   
   > uses to "look two cars ahead"?  In the example in their TV ad, the   
   > intervening gasoline truck is wide enough to block the view of the   
   > truck with the collapsing load.   
   > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko4I8icB4Q8   
      
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