Posted by axxxr
Nice car....
But what's that?
While Microsoft's Connected Car technology is already being used in a variety of car platforms, these pictures illustrate some of the dangers in using a system that isn't thoroughly tested. It's probably reasonable to suppose Windows wouldn't be controlling anything safety-related in a production vehicle (and I have no idea if this is the same Windows variant used in the Connected Car platform), but it's a little unnerving, all the same.
Would u trust a Car running windows??
[ This Message was edited by: axxxr on 2005-07-15 13:44 ]
Posted by shithappens
wud u let yr 2 year old play with a sharp knive
Posted by gelfen
Posted by gardar
No i wouldnt let my kid do that or let him look at or tuch a windows based car! But let me know when the cars are goin to run linux:-D then ill recommend that!:-D
Posted by boto43
No,absolutlly not
Posted by masseur
the images in the first post don't seem to work anymore but I am reminded of the following different versions of "if microsoft made cars" (oldies but a goodies!)
If Microsoft Made Cars
10. New seats would require everyone to have the same butt size.
9. We would all have to switch to Microsoft Gas.
8. The U.S. government would be forced to rebuild all of the roads for Microsoft cars; they will drive on the old roads, but they run very slowly.
7. The oil, alternator, gas and engine warning lights would be replaced by a single 'General Car Fault' warning light.
6. Apple computers would make a car that was solar-powered, twice as reliable and five times as fast, but would run on only 5% of the roads.
5. You would be constantly pressured to upgrade your car.
4. You could have only one person in the car at a time, unless you bought a Car95 or CarNT -- but then you would have to buy ten more seats and a new engine.
3. Occasionally, your car would die for NO apparent reason and you would have to restart it. Strangely, you would just accept this as normal.
2. Every time the lines of the road were repainted, you would have to buy a new car.
1. People would get excited about the new features of the latest Microsoft cars, forgetting that these same features had been ailable from other car makers for years!
What If Microsoft Made Cars?
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 mi/gal."
Recently General Motors addressed this comment by releasing the statement "Yes, but would you want your car to crash twice a day?"
So here's what would happen if Microsoft made cars:
Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre would cause your car to stop and fail and you would have to re-install the engine. For some strange reason, you would accept this too.
You could only have one person in the car at a time, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT". But, then you would have to buy more seats.
Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast, twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads.
The Macintosh car owners would get expensive Microsoft upgrades to their cars, which would make their cars run much slower.
The oil, gas and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.
New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.
The airbag system would say "are you sure?" before going off.
If you were involved in a crash, you would have no idea what happened.
If Microsoft made cars...
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release
stating (by Mr Welch himself, The GM CEO): If GM had developed
technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the
following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to
buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason,
and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause
your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would
have to reinstall the engine.
5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought
"Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more seats.
6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable,
five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run
on five per cent of the roads.
7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be
replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.
8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.
9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.
10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out
and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the
door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna.
11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of
Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they
neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option
would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50% or
more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the
Justice Department.
12. Everytime GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn
how to drive all over again because none of the controls would
operate in the same manner as the old car.
13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
etc etc...
Posted by Vlammetje
masseur is starting to repeat himself....
Posted by gelfen
just a little......
Posted by masseur
yeah maybe, I found these 3 different versions in my saved humour email collection and thought I'd post them all despite the fact that there was similarity in some lines. oh well... seemed like a good idea at the time : - (
Posted by Vlammetje
only kidding masseur
Posted by batesie
yeah i like the one... but i wouldnt want a car that crashed twice a day ;-D
Posted by masseur
no worries
anyway, to get back on track, here's the pictures that I guess axxxr was trying to show
The Saab 9-3X...?
Look closer!
The Saab 9-3XP!
(with World Famous Microsoft Reliability and Security - guaranteed to catch all viruses or your money back!)
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and since I am a Saab fan and have had 6 Saabs in a row now ... this is a good excuse to post a pic of mine which sadly, is in storage in Sydney awaiting my return
Posted by gelfen
i think i'll wait for the longhorn version.
Posted by axxxr
Appologies to those who could'nt see the pics earlier!!..And thanx to masseur for sorting them out!..
Posted by Sir-SonyEricsson-man
i Could see them axxxr
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Posted by axxxr
Via: engadget
Microsoft has released Windows Automotive 5.0, a new version of the Windows CE-based OS for embedded car computers. According to the company, the latest rev includes new tools for developers, such as a new UI toolkit, as well as support for Bluetooth, WiFi UPnP, USB, XML, SOAP and other common standards. Companies like Clarion, Alpine and Pioneer are already working on products, such as audio gear and GPS systems, that will be built on the latest version of Windows Automotive.
Posted by OluYom
Picture yourself driving down the highway at 100 km per hour, and your car system crashes, locking your wheels, steering, braking system, doors - and even airbags
In answer to the question, "No; I wouldn't. Not if my life depended on it!"
Posted by Cornholio_666
car would be in the garage every day downloading updates, then every six months the engine would have to be re-installed because it wouldn't work properly. so the answer would be no.
Posted by Jim
Alot of cars have built-in electronics nowadays so why not ? If it is tested like any serious crash test's then yeah maybe but I prefer mechanics than electronics
Posted by axxxr
I would'nt trust my car with windows....no way,have too many bad experiences to ever trust it behind the wheel....on the other hand i would trust Tiger!
Posted by SsTiTcH
Not only NO.! But HELL NO.!!!