[LINK] Networking Cars
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/552686 The U.S. government wants to force cars to talk to each other over wireless networks, saying that could save more than 1,000 lives every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking input about a possible federal standard for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology, which would let cars automatically exchange information, such as whether they're close to each other. The agency will accept comments from the public and industry for 60 days from when the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) is published in the Federal Register. V2V would let cars do some of the work of driving or even accomplish things humans can't, such as virtually "seeing" into blind intersections before entering them. It may be one step on the path to self-driving cars. On Monday, the NHTSA published a research report on V2V and issued an ANPRM in hopes of collecting a lot of feedback before issuing a full NPRM in 2016. In the report, it estimated the safety benefits of just two possible applications of V2V, called Left Turn Assist and Intersection Movement Assist. Together, they could prevent as many as 592,000 crashes and save 1,083 lives per year, the agency said. Neither system would necessarily take control of a car. Left Turn Assist would warn drivers not to turn left into the path of an oncoming car, and Intersection Movement Assist would warn them not to enter an intersection when there's a high probability of crashing into other vehicles there. The two technologies could help drivers avoid more than half of those types of crashes, the agency said. Other V2V systems could include blind spot, do not pass, and forward collision warnings, as well as stop light and stop sign warnings. "V2V technology represents the next great advance in saving lives," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a press release. In addition to improving safety, V2V might smooth the flow of traffic and improve cars' fuel economy, the NHTSA said. V2V would run over wireless networks using the IEEE 802.11p specification, a variant of the standard used for Wi-Fi, on a band of spectrum between 5.85GHz and 5.925GHz. That's crucial to making the technology work between vehicles from different manufacturers, NHTSA said. V2V doesn't identify individual vehicles, nor does it collect or share personal information about drivers, and it would have layers of security and privacy technology to protect users, the agency said. By Stephen Lawson (IDG News Service) on 19 August, 2014 -- Expect the above might soon be extended to ID nearby cars for car-park bumps etc, perhaps, from insurance company pressure. Cheers, Stephen ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
[LINK] web: Microsoft pulls its August Windows update after users report crashes | PCWo ...
Has anyone experienced the supposed problems? Have you uninstalled these updates? I haven't had anything happen that I'm aware of. Is it problematic to just leave the updates in place? I'm on Win7. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2465631/microsoft-pulls-august-windows-update-after-crashes.html Jan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: JL_Whitaker JL Whitaker "On A Life's Edge" - US Amazon print and digital http://www.amazon.com/On-Lifes-Edge-J-Whitaker/dp/1499787154/ Australia Amazon: ebook only http://www.amazon.com.au/Lifes-Edge-J-Whitaker-ebook/dp/B00KYW2YA8/ and other Kindle sites around the world. Apple iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/on-a-lifes-edge/id893736824?mt=11 Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __ _ ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
Re: [LINK] What Today's Economic Gloomsayers Are Missing
On 19 August 2014 08:41, Kim Holburn wrote: > > http://online.wsj.com/articles/joel-mokyr-what-todays-economic-gloomsayers-are-missing-1407536487 > > > > What is wrong with this story? The one-word answer is "technology." > Meanwhile in AU cuts to CSIRO, science, renewable energy. Education is just for profit and not for science or social infrastructure and strategy. Charging $500 fine per day for businesses that have their own solar. Roads instead of public transport. Anything retrograde you can think of. j ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
[LINK] Australia's upcoming defence strategy
Kim writes, > From: k...@holburn.net > Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:11:59 +1000 > Subject: [LINK] What Today's Economic Gloomsayers Are Missing > > Technology is not our enemy. It is our best hope. Yes, agreed. And going forward, I think technology and specifically communications technology should be at the front and centre in terms of our overall Australian defence strategy. That is, a Cyber Command to be our central defensive element, well ahead of the Australian Army, Navy and Air Forces. http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/raaf-pitches-for-key-role-in-strategy/story-e6frfku9-1227029837044 AS the big powers face off against each other, the RAAF wants air power to be the central element of Australia's upcoming defence strategy document. RAAF chief Geoff Brown says some believe Australia's optimum defence structure should feature an upgraded army with the RAAF continuing to play a vital, if invisible, role - as it has in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the air marshal says neither the government nor the Australian people have much enthusiasm for long-term nation-building operations far from our immediate region. The RAAF could provide the government with multiple response options, ranging from rapid delivery of humanitarian aid to bombing missions or just placing an adversary at risk to influence behaviour. Notice times were now in hours or even minutes, as the recent aid mission to Iraq demonstrated. "It is obvious that air power must take its place at the centre of our national security strategy," Air Marshal Brown told an Australian Strategic Policy Institute dinner on Tuesday. The government is now preparing a new defence white paper which will spell out Australia's view of current and emerging strategic challenges and how the defence force should be structured. It will be released next year. Air Marshal Brown says there is a risk recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which ground forces played a central role, will be viewed as an immutable form of war which should determine future defence structure. The white paper needed to consider recent operations and ensure defence was prepared to confront the emerging world, rather than the era just past, he said. "The enduring qualities of air power are even more relevant as we move into an era of rising major power confrontation." Air Marshal Brown said the new F-35 would be the smartest and most agile aircraft ever to fly, providing the RAAF with a winning edge well into the future. RAAF's transformation into a force able to respond to emerging challenges would be driven by the new Plan Jericho to be released early in 2015. -- Cheers, Stephen ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
