GM says no more tailpipe emissions by 2035, carbon neutrality by 2040
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What is your point with regard to the thread topic?
On the contrary, AVs (Autonomous Vehicles) and ADA (Advanced Driver-Assist) technology continues apace, no matter what fanciful notions anyone might have had in 2016. They're really separate but parallel categories. We've had continuing development of ADA for more than 50 years.
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So much behind the scenes detail to add here...and may when it's not 7:30+ on a Saturday night...
I understand Randy's reaction...I've had the same many times (like when I saw clean energy scale-up which relied on firing ceramic membranes and emitting about a ton of HF up the unfiltered flue per year from the forming organics).
All the same, the details of the goals (zero EV, carbon neutral, etc.) are fairly irrelevant at this stage...the technology is 5-10 years off, and has been for 5-10 years...
To me, the real point is that the goals set (realistic or not) move us in a cleaner direction.
You may be aiming at the stars, and miss...but you're higher than the person who aimed for the roof of the house...
some will just point out that you missed, others will applaud for how far you got and then jump off of your back to get higher.
I understand Randy's reaction...I've had the same many times (like when I saw clean energy scale-up which relied on firing ceramic membranes and emitting about a ton of HF up the unfiltered flue per year from the forming organics).
All the same, the details of the goals (zero EV, carbon neutral, etc.) are fairly irrelevant at this stage...the technology is 5-10 years off, and has been for 5-10 years...
To me, the real point is that the goals set (realistic or not) move us in a cleaner direction.
You may be aiming at the stars, and miss...but you're higher than the person who aimed for the roof of the house...
some will just point out that you missed, others will applaud for how far you got and then jump off of your back to get higher.
...and the biggest recent advance I've seen for ADA or AV (a HUGE leap forward) was corporate commitment to drive by wire in vehicle design.
That opened a can of worms (in a good way) big enough that they haven't finished exploring it yet...
That opened a can of worms (in a good way) big enough that they haven't finished exploring it yet...
Another problem being addressed by Elon Musk via the SpaceX Starlink enterprise, being currently deployed.
Nice for Internet connectivity, maybe, someday.
Are they going to set up rural charging stations beaming down microwave power from satellites as well?
And why batteries in the first place. How about hydrogen / oxygen fuel cells?
A much better fit, requiring a change in the current fueling infrastructure rather than creation of an entirely new one.
Nice for Internet connectivity, maybe, someday.
Are they going to set up rural charging stations beaming down microwave power from satellites as well?
And why batteries in the first place. How about hydrogen / oxygen fuel cells?
A much better fit, requiring a change in the current fueling infrastructure rather than creation of an entirely new one.
Why? They don't have electricity grids in rural areas?
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