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This part of the recent update looks questionable.

''Despite some recent delays in OEM program awards, the Company maintains its expectation for Automotive market share to reach 40%, by volume.''

It is way too optimistic. Do the math.

UNIFOR have voted for strike action if negotiations fail to reach a satisfactory agreement.

They want 45% more pay and 20% less hours, effectively a 4 day week.

This looks bad whether the strikes go ahead or not.

It may be the case that drivers should be made more aware of technology that they may be in danger of trusting too much. Wake up Terry.

00.19 GMT+1 I was never asked if I wanted to take part in the Google Maps system.

Here is a question I have been pondering for some time. It is best explained by examining the circumstances.

I sold a property several years ago and shortly before completion I discovered Google Maps and Street View. My legal expenses incurred during the sale process included opinion on many matters regarding the image on Street View and how to have it altered or removed. I decided to leave those matters and the sale went ahead.

The image is still the same and includes 2 vehicle registrations and a family pet, now deceased. The property has been re-developed and belongs to someone else.

I have not discussed this matter widely and among that small number of people there is an image of a friend's deceased relative in front of their property.

The images of the property I now live in bear some resemblance to how it looks now.

All of the street view images mentioned above are detailed enough to allow some clarity of the view within the properties, throuh the windows, wallpaper etc.

Analysis of this matter will be continued shortly when I have read the Google, Alphabet, Google Maps, Street View Terms and Conditions of use again.

This is a difficult case.

I do not advise clicking on the blue part to see what happens.

Either contact linkedin user services directly to find out more or read their terms and conditions, there could be an explanation in those Ts and Cs.

Is that a genuine link? I have never seen one which wasn't completely in blue characters.

Do you have any idea how that could happen, Terrym?

I don't know if the 07.30 ET news item on NBC was the first US news of this. Mentioned the Loganair X and what one of the passengers told Reuters about what the pilot said on their flight. I thought mobile phones were not alowed on flights.

Found a good article on Washington Post website.

Their terms and conditions prohibit any re-production etc so no link. You will have to work out how to do that, I used ''US car workers strike'' but I would advise not copy-pasting that from here.

My take on the current situation regarding the strikes is that the US economy could suffer serious damage. There could be a long lasting effect on new and used vehicle prices. The UAW strikes could potentially spread across other manufacturers and outside of the US. Of course nothing could happen and there would only be limited damage in that eventuality. In my opinion.

I will keep monitoring the news flow.

Right, back to work. I have a spare monitor and an hour or two tomorrow. The newsflow on the strike negotiations will very likely gather pace from tomorrow morning, 08.00 - 09.00 ET. I will be watching. WSJ and NYT should have more coverage and the Detroit press will be worth a look.

Well, valid views welcomed, or ignore a leisure. Please reply to the relevant thread and it will be easier for all to follow.

It is obvious where and when disruption occurs, as can be seen from the 5 posts below this one. I have a list.

So, does anyone think Seeing Machines will gain 40% of the automotive market? That is what is claimed in the recent update. I think it is over-optimistic.

Plenty to be optimistic about as well, to appease the 5 board supervisors below.

With connected vehicles come cybersecurity issues. If there ever is any kind of data breach or hacking event, it can be disastrous for the company involved and any of their customers.

Literally, THE END of any business potentially and devastating for customers. It is not possible to overstate how bad the consequences could be.

This doesn't seem to have been well received. There is a lot to be optimistic about. I was hoping for a better rise in SP.

However, I think it is unlikely that Seeing Machines will get a 40% share of the Automotive market, as claimed.

There may be a need for tighter regulation of any form of assisted driving technology.

There are major problems with the traffic flow through this vital waterway. One of the articles I found appeared tainted by political bias so don't believe everything you read on this matter, IMO.

The dredging and widening work will have to be stepped up. It would be worth losing some daily traffic volume through the canal to ensure the viability of the route going forward.

Amazing how research into the potential chaos of US vehicle workers taking strike action lead me to news of the Suez Canal now being too shallow.

That is the first I have heard of this. Any thoughts welcome on how this could affect supply chains?

There is a very real danger these systems become over complicated.

What is the point of hands-free driving if the driver has to be ready at all times to take back full control of the steering?

The flat screen display is useful for the front seat passenger to look at but the driver has to be looking at the right thing at all times. What is the point of the display unless stationary when driving on one's own, perhaps on business?

And all the other puzzling questions the motorists will need clarification of?

This system will require at least a 200 mile test drive to fully appreciate.

That would be before each sale, could be impractical.