tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510559242448548486.post2950295689680159419..comments2008-02-12T19:49:22.253-05:00Kevin Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800692703644759612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510559242448548486.post-84760467270069861842008-02-12T19:49:00.000-05:002008-02-12T19:49:00.000-05:00Interesting topic Kevin.<BR/><BR/>New technology always brings with it some unseen consequences. I'm in the aviation field now, and in the airlines pilots are trained how to take advantage of technology while not "tunnel visioning" on what cockpit automation is telling us.<BR/><BR/>A classic example of an aviation GPS related accident is American Airlines flight 965 which crashed in the mountains near Cali, Columbia. An incorrect waypoint was momentarily entered into the airplanes computer causing a turn. Unfortunately the 757 was flying in a valley thus leading to the collision with a mountain. <BR/><BR/>There where several contributing factors, but the reliance on new technology is similar mistakes as those made in the car born accounts you posted.<BR/><BR/>In a car as in an airplane one should focus on where the vehicle is heading before worrying about other navigation. An awareness of these limitations will help people avoid further accidents.Gregory Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318912338226501775noreply@blogger.com