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posted by CoolHand on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the friday-fun dept.

Nissan has revealed a thing called the "ProPILOT Chair" that it says exemplifies "the benefits of its intelligent mobility technology" because it " automatically queues on behalf of its occupant, sparing them the hassle of standing in line."

As the video below shows, the chairs are packed with motion-sensing kit and can follow each other around like baby chickens imprinted on their mother.

Nissan swears this is an important innovation as it shows the technologies it built for self-driving cars have wider applicability than just keeping vehicles on the straight and narrow.

Quirky art projects, mobile cafes, the possibilities are endless.


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:19AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:19AM (#408595)

    Let's replace numbered-ticket-dispensers with something 1000x more complicated.

    • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:38AM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:38AM (#408601) Homepage

      Hire more chairs rather than more people. It's progress, and apparently Asians don't get fat and Americans don't care about getting more fat.

      From an Amerifat's perspective, the only place where this could be really useful, the use case of waiting in line at the DMV, is best solved by more DMV personnel (There are 4 DMV personnel taking numbers but there are a total of 20 useful slots per station) -- but that costs more lucrative salaries and pensions. Best placate the fat fucks by not making them get up from their phones. It's a win-win situation.

  • (Score: 1) by justinb_76 on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:39AM

    by justinb_76 (4362) on Saturday October 01 2016, @12:39AM (#408602)

    and so it begins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU/ [youtube.com]

    • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday October 01 2016, @11:16AM

      by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Saturday October 01 2016, @11:16AM (#408719)

      That was the first thing that popped into my mind while. Wheelchairs for everyone!!!

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      • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday October 01 2016, @11:20AM

        by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Saturday October 01 2016, @11:20AM (#408721)

        Arrrg!! While I read this.....

        Damn, but that is some fine weed. It made me drop half a sentence..that's my story and I stand by it....

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @05:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @05:33PM (#408837)

      You're too cynical. Maybe it will be more like this [youtube.com].

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:19AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:19AM (#408638)

    Are you sure that this isn't the Japanese equivalent of an April Fool's joke?
    Hey, it's the Friday 30th "black" moon, maybe that's it??

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:55AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:55AM (#408651)

      It was the Chairman's idea.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @01:31PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @01:31PM (#408758)

      I could have used a self-driving diesel-powered desk during our much too frequent reorgs.

  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday October 01 2016, @06:32AM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Saturday October 01 2016, @06:32AM (#408670) Journal

    Doesn't this bring back memories of Wall-E.

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  • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Saturday October 01 2016, @09:54AM

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Saturday October 01 2016, @09:54AM (#408700)

    A reduction in wage costs is forecast as numerous committees replace their chairpersons with Nissan's new self-driving chair, but the chauffeur's union is seeking legal redress for loss of earnings.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @10:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @10:13AM (#408708)

    Coming soon "Waiting Room - The Ride".

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @02:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @02:52PM (#408788)

    it automatically queues on behalf of its occupant, sparing them the hassle of standing in line.

    We're too lazy to just stand now?

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:25PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Saturday October 01 2016, @03:25PM (#408798) Journal

    In Nashville, TN, they have these pedal taverns [nashvillepedaltavern.com] where you get a group of people on a wagon to drink beer while they pedal the wagon around downtown. It's a fun concept.

    Motorized chairs would be a great take on that in Manhattan, where you drink your beer while the whole cafe makes its way through Central Park, down to Rockefeller Center, over to Times Square, and back. They'd be phenomenal in the Village, too.

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