I exclusively drive modern cars, and have never experienced anything along the lines of what you describe. So maybe the problem isn't with modern cars, but old Cherokees ;)

Has this pending comment policy has been implemented yet...?

It's implemented, but off by default: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7475834

i'm a current Flatiron Student. this was a effin great presentation. the content is tight, but his delivery was also highly engaging, so sucks for you if you weren't there.

Welcome to the future, boys and girls.

I don't know. Seems to me like artificial intelligence hasn't lived up to the hype. We've had great progress in increasing processor speeds, but not as much luck at the Turing test.

Yes, there's actually a term for the failure of the hype:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter

I think AI is currently in the phase of failing to live up to short term expectation while its long term implications are underestimated.

"The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots" -Billy Connolly

Fantastic article and reporting. I've read about people with "locked-in syndrome" where doctors implant chips in their brains, and the patient can control a mouse on a computer screen with their thoughts. I wouldn't mind having that technology implanted in my brain, although I've heard that China has an electron bomb that fries all electronics within an absurd-mile radius; I would be worried about getting my brain fried.