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Rohit - 12 Jul 2007 16:56 GMT

An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
Environment and Pollution

http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/1352.htm

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Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 13 Jul 2007 00:57 GMT

>An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
>in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
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>http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/1352.htm

Good idea. What happens when a component in the system fails?

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necromancer - 13 Jul 2007 02:27 GMT

Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein):

> >An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
> >in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
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> Good idea. What happens when a component in the system fails?

And if any of that system is running windoze, it could give the term
"blue screen of death," a new meaning.

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Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 13 Jul 2007 03:33 GMT

>> Good idea. What happens when a component in the system fails?
>
>And if any of that system is running windoze, it could give the term
>"blue screen of death," a new meaning.

Agreed. What bothers me about that is that while I'm all for the
adoption of technology, I think this is an extremely bad idea. Trains
don't have many major accidents, but they are severe when they occur.
I would see the same here.

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necromancer - 13 Jul 2007 07:54 GMT

Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein):

> >> Good idea. What happens when a component in the system fails?
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> Think this is the right time to use that .sig? :-)

You mean because I am about to subject my self to the competencies (sic)
of the....

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Murderous Speeding Drunken Distracted Driver (Hector Goldstein) - 13 Jul 2007 11:51 GMT

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Well, I forgot that one, but, yup.

<sarcasm>Thanks for reminding me; I just learned there's more travel
in my future. Since it will all be to O-ville, though, I think I'll be
driving instead of flying. Between the ineptitude of the TSA and the
airlines, and how much I liked Orlando's airport, the drive might be
worth the reduction in headaches.

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