Apple is building a car

The Guardian revealed last week that Apple is looking for a secure vehicle test track facility near SiliconValley. Therefore confirming the rumours that Apple is working on building a self-driving car. However, an article in The Verge warns Apple fans not to hold their breath. The development cycl e time from concept to production, for established car manufacturers, is in excess of 5 years. Apple has no experience in this market and consequently may be expected to take longer. Of course this may be like Apple Maps where Apple belatedly realised they strategically couldnt gift location support to Google and their established mapping product. Google, of course, has been developing driverless cars for ages. Apple has perhaps realised it cant leave this market segment to Google or risk just partnering with one car manufacturer.

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Should your car be programmed to kill you

Imagine this scenario; you are in your new driverless car and a situation arises (doesnt matter how) where the driver (the computer) has to decide between crashing into a group of young school children, probably killing several, or slamming the car into a wall and probably killing the passenger, i.e. you! Simple ethics would recommend taking a least harm approach, but that means maybe killing you. Would you buy a car programmed to kill you? Or would you prefer to buy one that would make the less ethical choice and always seek to protect the cars occupants. These ethical dilemmas are coming to the fore with the advent of autonomous systems. Several years ago the UKs Royal Academy of Engineers published a report on the ethics of emerging technologies and autonomous systems. More recently MIT Technology Review posted a piece titled Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill. My colleague, Paul Ralph, also just gave a radio interview on this subject.

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Advanced Features Of Pro Desks Navigator Car Computer Stand

By Merv Carlson

Pro Desks Navigator car computer stand is specially designed for people who love working on the go. Pro Desks Navigator is the latest car computer stand on the market and could fit laptops, tablets or notebooks of any sizing. No matter what laptop, notebooks you use, this product is the perfect choice. Do you know you can shift the keyboard position as well? The best part about this car computer stand is that, it can move both front and back, so you can accommodate the position you feel comfortable with.

The movable ball joint at the base of the Pro Desk Navigator car computer stand lets users to turn this desktop mount back and forth, allowing convenient operation from any side, even if you are outside the vehicle. The main rods height could be changed, so car owner can adjust the position of the mount, to move the laptop to a convenient position. If the console you have is large, you could bring the arm over the top and modify configurations. Of course, once you get off the car, youll be able to dismantle your laptop and take it with you to the office or anywhere else. This task is done in just few seconds. This is a no-drilling car computer stand, meaning it requires no vehicle modifications.

Pro Desk Navigator is a reliable car computer stand for all car models. This car computer stand is rugged and is designed to provide years of service. Therefore it can also be easily removed from one vehicle and transferred to another. You just need to remove the base and then spend a few minutes to install it to the new vehicle that youre using. In case you have passengers with you, you can still use this car computer stand with no troubles. The presence of this product will not interfere with the passenger as well. Whats more, this great car computer stand can be used from both sides including the driver side and the passenger side.

The Pro Desk Navigator is an ideal car computer stand for clients who work in specific fields such as supply sales professionals, utility companies and services. This car computer stand model is so advanced that it is said all professionals who love working on the go will benefit greatly from using it. Being made from the rugged high quality materials, the Pro Desk Navigator car computer stand can last for years. You can change your car models many times in life, but you will only need to purchase this car computer stand once.

The base of this advanced car computer stand is designed with the purpose to make it suitable for any vehicles. This is a no-drilling computer stand, which means you will not have to drill the base to the car floor. Instead, two adjustable bolts that have flat ends are utilized to push the desk to the vehicle floor. It lifts the base that generates tension on the seat bolt rail system, safely locking it. Thats why, the base is stable on both sides and for the front and back, it is secured underneath the seat rail. With those advanced features, Pro Desks Navigator is the best car computer stand on the market.

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Pro Desks car desk provider, a vehicle laptop desks located in North America, recently announced their latest product, the Navigator computer stand for cars. Visit their website for more information.

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