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re: Attorney friend told me today "contested succession ligation is the future"
Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:52 pm to Dale Murphy
Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:52 pm to Dale Murphy
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pack up the wife and kids for a long road trip, set the cruise control and kick back and relax with a couple drinks.
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Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:55 pm to bhtigerfan
Advanced safety features (like intelligent braking) will reduce accidents and cut down on that market, but insurance companies, lawyers (on both sides), and law enforcement will be lobbying against legalization of autonomous vehicles. There will not be widespread adoption for 20-30 years.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:56 pm to N2cars
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I feel like we will see those as options from the OEM very soon.
All 2016 Tacomas Coke with a dash mounted GoPro
Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:58 pm to Womski
Folks in this thread seem to be basing the rate a future technological advances on past experience which is the wrong way to look at it. Technological increases happen at an exponentially increasing rate.
The link below explains this in detail and in layman' terms if anyone happens to want to educate themselves.
WaitButWhy
The link below explains this in detail and in layman' terms if anyone happens to want to educate themselves.
WaitButWhy
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:01 pm to PrideofTheSEC
I know a family where one of the siblings, right now, believes they are owed and have a right to know what their inheritance is.
The father is gone but was adament that it was and is none of her business and that inheritance is a gift not an entitlement. Since his death that sibling has appraised everything from a distance.
Apparently, the problem is, even though she will get the same % as her siblings she disagrees with the amount and even things given or donated from her parents to her siblings while they were or are alive is a problem in her eyes.
The mother is very mad about it. And ofcourse my friend tells me shes had a very rocky relationship with her parents his whole life.
Ridiculous and Sad
The father is gone but was adament that it was and is none of her business and that inheritance is a gift not an entitlement. Since his death that sibling has appraised everything from a distance.
Apparently, the problem is, even though she will get the same % as her siblings she disagrees with the amount and even things given or donated from her parents to her siblings while they were or are alive is a problem in her eyes.
The mother is very mad about it. And ofcourse my friend tells me shes had a very rocky relationship with her parents his whole life.
Ridiculous and Sad
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:02 pm to lsufan1971
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I agree but I think a society we are greedier today than in past generations. It's more of an entitlement society about what is owed in today's world.
mainly boomers whose parents have been dying out the last 10-15 years
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:06 pm to Beerinthepocket
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Folks in this thread seem to be basing the rate a future technological advances on past experience which is the wrong way to look at it. Technological increases happen at an exponentially increasing rate.
The long predictions for adoption of autonomous vehicles is based much more on political and cultural issues rather than technological ones.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:09 pm to Dale Murphy
People in this thread are highly underestimating that clout of the insurance lobby
Driverless cars will pull that revenue from it's cold, dead arms
Driverless cars will pull that revenue from it's cold, dead arms
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:32 pm to Dale Murphy
Most probably never. 
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:35 pm to NOFOX
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The long predictions for widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles is based much more on political and cultural issues rather than technological ones.
My opinion is based on the financial aspect more than anything else.
Even if every new car sold today was autonomous, look at how many existing cars and commercial vehicles are still driven by people.
Hell, the autonomous cars may take a look at Baton Rouge and just refuse to go there, just out of self-preservation.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:45 pm to N2cars
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My opinion is based on the financial aspect more than anything else.
Anyone who is saying that complete autonomous cars will be the norm within 15-20 years is wrong, IMO. Think of the $ that will need to be spent on just the infrastructure needed to make these cars work. We can barely afford to fix streets and bridges, let alone make them compatible with an entire economy based on these vehicles. Is the tech side there? Absolutely but the tech is not what will be holding this back.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:47 pm to stevengtiger
I have already told my parents that they should have as much fun as possible in retirement and to not worry about leaving me a dime and I am an only child
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:48 pm to NOFOX
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Advanced safety features (like intelligent braking) will reduce accidents and cut down on that market, but insurance companies, lawyers (on both sides), and law enforcement will be lobbying against legalization of autonomous vehicles. There will not be widespread adoption for 20-30 years.
100% agreed that vehicle insurance companies and law enforcement will fight this with everything they've got because they know their very existence mostly depends on the dollars spent in the name of safety. These industries champion themselves as advocates of safety, yet they will spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade trying to thwart progress that could save countless lives. That being said, autonomous vehicles have the backing of some very wealthy investors. I'll use the Uber example....while it took a while, they were able to get Uber into most major cities across the United States regardless of the taxi cab lobby against it. One of the only reasons Uber has seen success is because Uber had the backing of Google's billions. Guess who is leading the fight for autonomous vehicles?
This post was edited on 2/29/16 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:58 pm to lsufan1971
I hope one of my siblings sues me for the nothing my parents leave us.
I just hope that shite isn't debt.
I just hope that shite isn't debt.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:01 pm to NOFOX
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The long predictions for adoption of autonomous vehicles is based much more on political and cultural issues rather than technological ones.
Exactly. I have no doubt that the technology will be in place. But I just don't see in 10 years there being an abundance of smart cars on the roads.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:01 pm to Dale Murphy
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Could you please guide me to where these docs can make an easy $20k from a routine accident? I need some extra vacation money.
Joe gets tapped from behind by a car, no damage occurs, no one is hurt. Joe gets a call from a douchebag lawyer telling him he'll get him $10k, all he needs to do is go to this doctor, who works with the douchebag lawyer as team douchebag. Douchebag lawyer tells Joe not to use his medical insurance and that everything will be free. Joe goes to the doctor a few times and is given some stupid shot that he doesnt' need and a year later they file a lawsuit for $50k claiming over $20k in ridiculous medical bills. Douchebag doctor spends maybe 3 hours on this patient over the year, gives them a shot and charges $20k.
Since the person at fault has their limits of liability at $50k, that's what they douchebag lawyer goes for. Since trials don't have jurys unless the cost is over $50k, the final say goes to a douchebag judge, who use to do the same thing when he was a douchebag lawyer, so he blindly agrees to the $50k settlement and the lawyer gets his $20k fee, the doctor gets his $20k he charged, and the idiot driver gets about $8k.
And then we all have higher insurance rates.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:02 pm to Rouge
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Rouge
gets it
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
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sue whom? the person driving the driverless car that didn't make a mistake?
You have the right issue, but that's about it.
These self-driving cars will get in wrecks. They are programmed to avoid accidents, but you can never avoid every accident. What happens when the car has to choose between two inevitable collisions? How does it choose the least damaging one?
Assuming that technology develops (or is developed) who do you hold liable for the collision? The operator who puts the car in self-driving mode? The company who manufactures the car? That's the main issue.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 2:07 pm to TeddyPadillac
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Joe gets tapped from behind by a car, no damage occurs, no one is hurt. Joe gets a call from a douchebag lawyer telling him he'll get him $10k, all he needs to do is go to this doctor, who works with the douchebag lawyer as team douchebag. Douchebag lawyer tells Joe not to use his medical insurance and that everything will be free. Joe goes to the doctor a few times and is given some stupid shot that he doesnt' need and a year later they file a lawsuit for $50k claiming over $20k in ridiculous medical bills. Douchebag doctor spends maybe 3 hours on this patient over the year, gives them a shot and charges $20k.
Since the person at fault has their limits of liability at $50k, that's what they douchebag lawyer goes for. Since trials don't have jurys unless the cost is over $50k, the final say goes to a douchebag judge, who use to do the same thing when he was a douchebag lawyer, so he blindly agrees to the $50k settlement and the lawyer gets his $20k fee, the doctor gets his $20k he charged, and the idiot driver gets about $8k.
And then we all have higher insurance rates.
you should get a nice chunk of change for the butthurt incurred
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