GPS has been known unreliable for a very long time. Ten years ago I wrote about it here, and more recently participated in tests that successfully fooled Tesla navigation systems such that it made a car drive erratically and abruptly exit a highway. Trouble in navigation probably is why the USAF is announcing new technology … Continue reading USAF StormBreaker Smart Bomb
The tragedy of Boeing’s 737 product security decisions create a sad trifecta for someone interested in aeronautics, lessons from the past, and risk management. First, there was a sailor’s warning. We know Boeing moved a jet engine into a position that fundamentally changed handling. This was a result of Airbus ability to add a more … Continue reading A Sailor-Historian-Technologist Perspective on the Boeing 737 MAX Disaster
Look, I’m not saying I have predicted this exact combat scenario for several years as described in my presentations (and sadly it also was my Kiwicon talk proposal for this year), I’m just openly wondering at this point why Arizona’s rabidly pro-gun legislators didn’t argue driverless cars are protected by Waymo’s 2nd Amendment right to … Continue reading Arizona Rush to Adopt Driverless Cars Devolves Into Pedestrian War
Next time you bang on a vending machine for a bottle that refuses to fall into your hands, ask yourself if restaurants soon will have only robots serving you meals. Maybe it’s true there is no future for humans in service industries. Go ahead, list them all in your head. Maybe problems robots have with … Continue reading Could truck drivers lose their jobs to robots?