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It's not remotely operated: > The GPS and sat phone work in tandem to provide the driver a detailed video screen image of the dozer’s location in relation to t
by tricolon 10y ago
It's not remotely operated:
> The GPS and sat phone work in tandem to provide the driver a detailed video screen image of the dozer’s location in relation to the center of the snow-buried highway. This driver’s job is not to clear snow, but simply to lay out an accurate track of the road itself.
- mc32 10y agoReading it again, I think you're right Makes me think though why could they not manoeuver it remotely with remote feedback if necessary, why put someone in the cab if they have it equipped with sensors. Some other heavy equip are operated remotely.
- bayesian_horse 10y agoIn fact, in a lot of situations, Humans are just cheaper.
- sfifs 10y agobecause if the terrain is dangerous to drive on (with all that snow, probably yes), the driver will likely judge much better than anything you could do remotely with current technology on whether to risk moving ahead or not
- abakker 10y agopossibly, sensors have difficulty with snow? Low coefficient of friction, high reflectivity, differing levels of compressibility, difficult to judge slipping tracks, etc. Dead reckoning based on the track output probably doesn't work great.