In response to Aislynn Sherry's Blog

How do you feel about a driverless vehicle? Would you be an advocate for this type of technology?

Aiylynn's article was about designing vehicle to vehicle communication so cars can drive on there own and communicate with each other. The technology would be so good that you wouldn't have to drive the car. You sit there and its does all the work for you. The biggest issue there having right now is reliability and safety. Because if they design a car to drive completely on its own and it crashes liability will stir, no different then the Toyota issues. I would be skeptical to get in a car I had no control over. But it is a interesting idea, they say that most accidents can be avoided, so if this technology works then I'm all for it. But it would take me a while to get used to that technology. I like control while driving. 

Foxconn and low wage chinese employees.

Foxconn technologies one of the worlds largest technology producers in is hot water. They have been pointed out for unethical behavior towards there employees. Giving them very low wages and dangerous work environments. Apple is a big player in this situation and has many products produced by Foxconn and employees mainly in China. Now that they have been spotted for doing this type of behavior another big issue has risen. How much to pay the Chinese workers? The chinese economy is very equal people are all equally poor, but the gap is getting bigger between the rich and the poor so many are getting upset over this unethical situation. The chinese government is very strict on how they pay employees and how its spent. So the simple answer is not so simple, by paying the Chinese workers more it will change the whole persecutive of the economy and will hurt what the Chinese governments purpose. It would help the average chinese employee over all with living standards and such but will change things also as a result. If you were Foxconn would you be this unethical? Would you give lots back to the employees? Why or why not?


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/technology/pressures-drive-change-at-chinas-electronics-giant-foxconn.html?ref=business