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Self driving is a bit of a stretch here. There are already a lot locations around the world where autonomous vehicles are driving, even in the Nederlands. For
by tdudhhu 3y ago
Self driving is a bit of a stretch here. There are already a lot locations around the world where autonomous vehicles are driving, even in the Nederlands.
For example in the Netherlands there is a container terminal that has been using autonomous trucks for decades. And since 1999 there have been autonomous busses in Rotterdam.
Yes they are self driving, but not as smart as self driving means today.
- ironmagma 3y agoWhat makes that possible? Closed course, has to stay on tracks?
- smokel 3y agoMagnets! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParkShuttle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParkShuttle
- jessriedel 3y agoYes there doesn’t seem to be anything interesting here. They obviously aren’t developing anything remotely like the Waymo/Cruise tech, and no reason to think they’ve developed anything useful even within some highly constrained setting. I’d guess it’s a corporate feel-good project that will be wound down after the press release.
- bangkoksbest 3y agoSelf-driving in ports is a vastly simpler problem though because the environment can be closed and controlled and devoid of any UX concerns, making it basically a simple robotics problem.