[LINK] Gridlocked cities to cost more than $53 billion a year by 2031 without action: Infrastructure Australia

[David Boxall]

On 22/05/2015 9:35 AM, Paul Bolger wrote:
> ...
> Can't wait to see the Government's 15 year infrastructure plan.
>...
The image that comes to mind is of tax "relief" to encourage buggy-whip 
manufacturing and small businesses to pick up horse manure.

Transport is in for interesting times with electric vehicles and, as you 
say, driver-less everything. That driver-less thing could be a worry. 
Vehicles will no doubt communicate, both with each other and with the 
infrastructure. The potential for surveillance and privacy invasion will 
be substantial.

I've been wondering about Google's role in driver-less vehicles. They're 
essentially developing an operating system. If Android is any guide, the 
system will report back to Google. The vehicles are equipped with 
cameras, lidar, radar and probably sonar. They can see for several 
hundred metres in all directions. That's an awful lot of data about 
people, vehicles and neighbourhoods.

I for one welcome our Google overlords. ;)

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