Tough. I don't want a total surveillance state. We have it in England and our country is becoming a dystopian sh*t hole. Crime and shoplifting continue, but the hard working motorist is ticketed for accidental speeding.

Agreed

:) I see what you did there.

There, I said it. Glad to be of the generation bought up and educated (70s-1982) when it was all about facts and science, not dangerous dishonest manipulative revisionism. A rational AI, similar to say, Encyclopedia Britanica of old, would be ideal. if an AI is to be political/biased, then it needs to be branded /sold as that, like a newspaper. We all know The Guardian here in UK, NYT in USA are liberal, whilst Daily Telegraph here in UK is more to the right (I subscribe to it), although I have no idea which paper in the USA is not liberal! And that is a problem!

What do you mean Zionist take over of Florida? Explain please.

Spot on. Love Aptera and if removing the panels doesn't bring the price down much fair enough, leave them, but your argument is correct. Solar car parks is the way forward. Also protects shiny ride from birdy poop!

:) A few things like this has been tried before, mainly from Japan and China, with a few from that Dinosaur robotics company in USA, WowWee? I recall this, like the Ferari Luce, is being designed by Love From, correct me if I'm wrong. I sense it will be amazing, creepy and yet invaluable, like a hybrid PA, nanny and parent.

Swish, Bam! Swash, Bop! Swish, WHACK! Cue original Batman theme.

What?!

Ditto. Else we would hover around mum in the kitchen asking if we could lick the cake mix spoon and then use teaspoons to 'clean' the mixing bowl! Go play outside. Dad chose a large house in the centre of a large surround garden next to a large forest. We had bicycles and local friends so it was a fantastic life. And then I built my first computer (ZX-81) followed by Spectrum and we were then given gaming rules. A balanced lifestyle. We grew up healthy and level headed.

Agreed

Here in the UK, we have been under total surveillance for a while, and let me tell you this, it does NOTHING to deter crime. Nothing. But it is used to entrap the public for minor motoring offences, and track you if you are politically active. Americans may have read about the murder of the amazing Ann Widdecombe, highly respected woman of 78, and national treasure. CCTV did nothing to stop the criminal. Likewise, violent drugged up thugs do not care about being on camera, they relish it. Flock should be taken down, you have no idea where this is going to lead, but if you want a clue, Minority Report. Strict parenting, discipline and no nonsense old fashioned policing will reduce crime, NOT surveillance.

EU needs up back down. It's stopping one of the safest vehicles ever made, the Cybertruck, whose FSD and Autopilot makes it very hard to hit someone.

Here in the UK, as you will know, the state, lead by Starmer, whose father was an ultra Communist, has abused its power, cosied up with the enemy (Islam), and you can be assured, that if he does not resign tomorrow, he will use Ai and the cameras already installed all over the UK to have his minions monitor anyone who is a threat to his hegemony. And likewise, if Trump was to lose the plot or someone else in authority was to abuse their power, this is going to be misused. I argue the case for a trust based society that starts at the home, and with cops on the beet. Reject dystopia. Technology should be opt in, and for our convenience only. Yes, CCTV to record goings on in case of crime, but not real time monitoring. That is for profit law, and encourages companies to pay corrupt politicians and cops to go easy on crime, release criminals, so that the public then demand said surveillance. What future do you want? Demolition Man, or Star Trek? I'll take the latter.

Love his older movies, Close Encounters being the best by far, but I wish actors and movie producers would stop expressing their opinions on politics and science. Because, well, they have spent their entire lives in a career that exists around make believe. I spent my youth obsessing about UFOs, The Bermuda Triangle, Peruvian alien runways and so on. It was all explained by science. Yes, it's possible intelligent life visited us in the past, but not in the last 1000 years or so. Not a single viable iota of evidence, other than from somewhat questionable 'witnesses'. Area 51 was and is a research facility. Next gen fighter aircraft that the public have never seen would class as a UFO, but not extra terrestrial.