Self Driving Cars and Taxis Will Change The Way People Drive

Greetings, It's been a while since I've written anything on a blog, but let's jump right into it!

I was watching a great Youtube video by AI DRIVR about Full Self Driving (FSD) in a Tesla that you can watch here:

FSD BETA takes on San Francisco - YouTube

This video brings you up to speed on the FSD Beta that current Teslas are capable of if you opt-in to Full Self Driving in the menu. Additionally, this is on the Assertive profile setting which is the most aggressive, and in one of the most challenging city driving in San Francisco. Worthy of a watch, with great commentary on top of all of that!

So it struck me with the thought that self driving cars and robot taxis are going to force pedestrians and other human drivers to deal with the way that self driving cars drive. When you watch the video you see times when the car will make a legal maneuver but either it would require complex thinking or being overly cautious (defense driving?) to drive in a safer manner and possibly avoid an accident.

It quickly becomes clear that other drivers and people walking on the street are not realizing that there can be fully automatic FSD cars driving around and may not navigate, respond, or react like a human would.

This is just blowing my mind right now. For example, when a computer puts the car in a legal place or tries to complete legal driving with probably the legal right of way, there are going to be times when a person driving is going to accidently crash into them. Everything will be recorded on cameras and sensors, of course, so those drivers better be prepared to accept the consequences! 

Hopefully this leads to not only safer driving through self driving cars, but also the way people share the road with them and fellow drivers. After all, a person may be in the driver's seat, but they may not be driving the car at all! We clearly are in the future.

Fiber Optics - The Future of Internet Broadband Connections

Optic Fiber, Optical Fiber, Fibre Optics, Fiber-Optics. Whatever you call it, truly the future is here today. Verizon FiOs (Fiber Optics) as well as others are available for homes and businesses today in some areas.


An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Optical fibers are widely used in fiber-optic communications, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data rates). Data literally goes at the speed of light; the fastest mode of transfer in existence. The light data is not affected by electromagnetic interference.

Light is kept in the core of the optical fiber by total internal reflection. Optical fiber is flexible and can support up to at transfer rates as high as 111 gigabits per second,[12] although 10 or 40 Gb/s is typical. The fibers used in long-distance telecommunications applications are always glass, because of the lower optical attenuation. Both multi-mode and single-mode fibers are used in communications, with multi-mode fiber used mostly for short distances, up to 550 m (600 yards), and single-mode fiber used for longer distance links.


Companies that offer Fiber-Optic Internet:
Qwest Fiber-Optic Internet
Up to 20 Mbps for $35 to $40 per month.

Verizon FiOS Internet
Up to 50 Mbps starting at $45 per month.

Note: 1 MBps (megabyte per second) = 8 mbps (megabits per second)

"What if you could own your own internet connection?" - Empowering Internet Users: Two Ideas to Reshape Broadband


Click here to view information and pictures on a Fiber Optic setup in Japan.

Deviant Art Website Launched!

Please check out my work and look forward to updates!: http://alby13.deviantart.com/

New Layout

Well, I've been reworking and refining my web log. I decided to make it much easier to read by creating a new layout. That is all.

Happy Birthday to me

Yes, I had my favorite dessert, Cheesecake. Yum.

What's your favorite dessert? Comment!

Now you can Submit to me!

MY SLAVES! MAUHAHAHA no but seriously I am adding a submit news link to the bottom of my page so you can submit cool stuff to me. I like cars, video games, women, and guns. If you got stuff about that send it to me! hahaha... A cool picture is ok too.