[LINK] Productivity Commission opens the door for mobile alternative to USO

I'd have thought the USO should cover mobile in addition to, rather than instead of, fixed line. In this day and age, data services should also be included. -- David Boxall

Re: [LINK] Why you may not own, or drive your vehicle in 10 years time

David Lochrin wrote: GPS is out because of the risk it can be disabled, destroyed, or simply > turned off. If all vehicles, or even just private cars, rely on a GPS > system, an unfriendly agency could bring road transport all over the > country to a stop. You could make exactly the same argume

Re: [LINK] Free access to Australian standards no longer available in public libraries

here here seems somehow inadequate but nonetheless relevant. Well said jan cheers brenda -- Brenda Aynsley OAM, FACS CP, ACS Honorary Life Member ACS Immediate Past President 2016 & 2017 Chair IFIP International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) 2011-16 Senior Vice President, Professions

Re: [LINK] Why you may not own, or drive your vehicle in 10 years time

Issues around driverless vehicles arise at two levels. There are more-or-less interesting, low-level questions about possible technology, but a much more interesting issue is what we would hope to gain and at what cost - the System Requirements Specification. I can see a role for driverless ro