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

[Andy Farkas]

On 22/05/15 18:27, Frank O'Connor wrote:
> Look, up in the sky ... Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's our PM.
>
> Because this looks like a job for the INFRASTRUCTURE PRIME MINISTER!!!!!!
>
> Nope ... Nope ... I think that was just a bird
>
> Maybe IPM was just another weak aspiration rather than a promise.    :)
>
> Just my 2 cents worth ...

Was just reading 
http://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/russell-marks/2014/05/27/1401138538/tony-abbott-said

Its a year old but the memories are still vivid.

-andyf

>> On 22 May 2015, at 1:34 pm, David Boxall <linkdb at boxall.name> wrote:
>>
>>> 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. ;)
>>
>> -- 
>> David Boxall                         | "Cheer up" they said.
>>                                      | "Things could be worse."
>> http://david.boxall.id.au            | So I cheered up and,
>>                                      | Sure enough, things got worse.
>>                                      |              --Murphy's musing
>>