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... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, specifically rewriting the rules to fit autonomous vehicles. It's a mix of cutting red tape for human-free designs and standardizing how robotaxis communicate with the world around them -- starting with a distinctive blue-green light.
NHTSA is proposing cyan-colored marker lamps "to clearly and consistently signal to law enforcement and other road users when an automated driving system is operating the vehicle."
Why cyan? The auto industry already uses red, amber, white, and flashing blue/red lights for such things as brakes, turn signals, headlights, and emergency vehicles. Cyan could theoretically fill the visual gap without confusing road users.
And there's some precedent, too. Mercedes-Benz got state-level approval for turquoise lights on its Level 3 Drive Pilot cars -- even though the automaker has since scrapped the idea in favor of a Level 2++ system. Nevertheless, NHTSA wants to set a national standard that robotaxi operators like Waymo, Nuro, and Zoox, as well as automakers like GM and Mercedes, can adopt uniformly.
Under the proposed rule, cyan marker lights would be optional for manufacturers. However, by creating official federal standards for their color, brightness, and location, NHTSA wants to make sure that any automaker who chooses to add them uses a consistent, legal setup instead of a confusing mix of different colors and signals.
NHTSA is also proposing to get rid of some lighting requirements that wouldn't make sense for a vehicle without a human driver. ...
Would anyone consider Trans medication and procedures elective? I can understand if an inmate comes in and needs cancer drugs or something like that.
But trying to turn yourself into the opposite sex is sort of elective and a choice of the inmate, right?
#6 | Posted by subliberal
And none of that happens without extensive counseling, Psych workups, physical exams, Labs, ... Depending on which way the patient's going, OB/GYN, Urology, General Surgery for mastectomies and Plastics for reconstruction/implants are going to be involved, too.
Nobody just walks in and says "I'm feeling tranny, today.".
Human sexuality is not just an either/or proposition. Waaay more complex.
I spent 25 years as a Surgical RN in a bunch of different settings and I can say, for sure, that being the guy that drops another guy's sad, skinned little former johnson into the medical waste is an uncomfortable and very thought provoking moment. It doesn't happen without a bunch of thought going into it, usually accompanied by years of distress on the patient's part. I got over being judgemental about that crap long ago. Abusing people with physical differences that you haven't taken the time to understand is always going to be low class.