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  • Apple working on self-driving car 'peloton' system to share power, increase efficiency

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    seanismorris said:
    When I think of self-driving vehicles I think of electric vehicles, a peloton probably results in minimal cost savings.

    To show the problem of a     Peloton, I’ll leave you this image:

    There’s a pe    loton of a dozen cars in the slow lane.  I’m in the middle lane, and I realize my off ramp is coming up.  I have a huge wall of vehicles to my right.  I turn on my turn signal.  No one notices because a computer is driving, and no ones eyes are on the road.  What do I do?  Do I accelerate or brake aggressively to attempt to get around the wall of vehicles... BOOM I didn’t make it.

    Until all vehicles are self-driving the p    eloton idea is a disaster waiting to happen.  Somehow I don’t think we’ll have self driving motorcycles... It would kind of defeat the purpose.
    Or, as much as people don't like this suggestion.... You could slow down. That would give you more time to react. Or you can better plan and prepare. If you know your exit is coming up, get into the lane a lot sooner (like a mile or two beforehand). That way you don't have the problem anymore.
    SpamSandwich said:
    Works great until one car in the line blows a tire.
    So, I travel over 80 miles one way to and from work. The chances of a blown tire is remote at best. Even then, I am sure that the computer (which would probably be monitoring the pressure of the tires) could communicate with the other cars in the Peloton, react accordingly without freaking out, and pull off to the side the road without incident.

    Most accidents with a blow out happen because the driver was startled at first and reacted to the sound; not because the tire has suddenly vanished.
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  • Top Mac App Store utility 'Adware Doctor' is stealing user information [u]

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    According to MacRumors, "AdBlock Master" was also removed.
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  • Apple hit with class action suit over MacBook, MacBook Pro butterfly switch keyboard failu...

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    I have the 2016 MBP, and I am noticing the "B" key issues as well. I stupidly did not get AppleCare, and now I am out of warranty. In all honesty, I do like the travel of this new keyboard, I just seem to be quicker when I type. That said, I know that this is a design defect with the product because I am not a touch typist. I have to sit here and watch what my fingers do with the keyboard, and I have gotten pretty fast and efficient with it. That said, anytime I touch the "B" or the "N", I almost always stop just to make sure that the key was registered. I haven't noticed it with the Space Bar, but I could just be lucky in that regards.
    cgWerks