I'd love and give almost anything to try it sometime honestly.
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From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: OT, UntilYou Put A Mobile Rig In This Car


> Of course you can't drive them anywhere yet, it's called a "prototype"  
> for a reason. One has to start somewhere, and this would be the  
> beginning of the project. I'm not sure why you would expect a blind  
> drivable car to spring, like Athena from Zeus's, head, fully formed  
> and usable right now anyway, and, moreover, why the NFB has to be "off  
> its rocker" because it's actually gotten a team of university  
> researchers to tackle a problem and develop a working prototype.  
> Progress has to begin somewhere, and no large development just  
> happens. If you would like to not encourage such progress, or not  
> encourage anyone to make an attempt at doing anything progressive,  
> that's fine, and I reckon you're entitled. I, for one, find the  
> prospect very exciting and am watching these developments with much  
> interest.