See & Spray — Blue River Technology's precision weed control machine
Опубликовано: 2 окт. 2018 г.Blue River Technology's See & Spray machine equips farmers to apply herbicide only to weeds, using less than 1/10th the herbicide of typical weed control. See & Spray uses machine learning and robotics to bring to market the world's first machine that allows farmers to optimize every plant in their field.
Elon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous Cars
Опубликовано: 27 апр. 2019 г.Tesla and Elon Musk outline why they believe cameras (vs lidar) are all that is needed for Full Self Driving during the Tesla Autonomy Day for Investors on April 22, 2019. Elon also touches on why they don't consider HD Maps and precision lane markings to be
Elon Musk says lidar «is a fool’s errand» and that anyone using lidar is «doomed.» He goes on to say that they are «expensive sensors that are unnecessary. It’s like having a whole bunch of expensive appendices. Like, one appendix is bad, well now you have a whole bunch of them, it’s ridiculous, you’ll see.»
There quite a bit of debate in the self-driving world whether lidar is truly required for Full Self-Driving capabilities on autonomous vehicles. Lidar provides very a very accurate, high precision depth map of the world around the car, but is currently still fairly expensive and also has challenges seeing through occlusions, like rain, snow and fog. Tesla's argument is that roads were built for human drivers with vision and that vision systems, such as cameras will do a better job traversing that environment than other sensors, reading all the vision queues meant for drivers, like road signs, etc. In addition, Tesla believes their vision system (plus radar) accurately handles depth sensing problems and that lidar is not needed for that function.
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Waymo 360° Experience: A Fully Self-Driving Journey (Audio Described)
Опубликовано: 4 мая 2018 г.Waymo has provided this audio description of the Waymo 360° Experience, making it possible for a wider audience to learn how Waymo's self-driving technology works. The original film can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8R14...
Waymo began as the Google self-driving car project in 2009. Today, we have the world’s only fleet of fully self-driving cars on public roads. Step into our 360° video and take control of the camera to see through the “eyes” of our car. Then, be one of the first in the world to take a ride with Waymo.
Here’s how to explore the video in 360°:
— On mobile, move your phone around to explore in all directions.
— On desktop, use your mouse to drag the video around your screen.
— If you have Cardboard, tap the Cardboard icon in the bottom right of the YouTube player, insert your phone into Cardboard, and look around. If you have Google Daydream View, just place your phone into the headset.
This film was built using footage and real-time data from an actual trip on city streets. Learn more about how it was made: https://medium.com/waymo/recreating-t…
Опубликовано: 5 дек. 2018 г.Taking a first ride in Waymo One as the self-driving service goes 'live'. Waymo's been promising it'd launch its fully autonomous service by the end of 2018, and with just a few weeks to go the company has met that goal. Read more — https://roadshow.co/wq08lf
Tesla VS Waymo — Who Will Win the Race to Full Self Driving? + LiDAR VS Computer Vision
Опубликовано: 20 дек. 2019 г.In this video I explore the data to see who will most likely be the first to release a Full Self Driving feature complete product to the market. How does Tesla compare to the competition and who has the best approach?
Inside The City Where Waymo Tests Self-Driving Vehicles
Опубликовано: 17 авг. 2019 г.In Chandler, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, Waymo's fleet of 600 minivans shuttling people from place to place. Ordering one feels almost exactly like calling a Lyft or Uber, except for one thing: the vans drive themselves. Alphabet's Waymo has been testing self-driving vehicles in Arizona since 2017 and we got a look at what it's like.
Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo has built the world’s smartest vehicles with access to the world’s best artificial intelligence, but there’s one barrier that it might have underestimated: people.
In the last few months, the company has gained regulatory approvals, improved its driving systems using Alphabet’a AI assets and partnered with other auto manufacturers. Its cars have driven more miles than any other company’s.
But the community closest to Waymo’s main testing grounds in Phoenix, Arizona, said that the human element remains complicated, from hiring more drivers and support staff to working with city officials and emergency response staff.
CNBC visited Phoenix to check out Waymo’s progress earlier this month, weeks after the company launched its first actual business, Waymo One, a commercial robotaxi service in the Phoenix area. Meanwhile, competitors like Uber, Tesla and General Motors subsidiary Cruise are all planning their own self-driving car technology in a market estimated to garner $556.67 billion by 2026.
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Vehicles Of The Future — Future Transportation System 2050
Опубликовано: 15 дек. 2018 г.Vehicles Of The Future — Future Transportation System 2050
The transportation system in the future will be very different from our current system. We will see flying cars, self-driving cars, passenger drones, hyperloop one system that is projected to reach a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h) and with Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most journeys will taking less than 30 minutes, with access to anywhere in the world in an hour or less.
Starship-Super Heavy Earth to Earth :
With Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most of what people consider to be long distance trips would be completed in less than half an hour. In addition to vastly increased speed, one great benefit about traveling in space, outside of Earth’s atmosphere, is the lack of friction as well as turbulence and weather. Consider how much time we currently spend traveling from one place to another. Now imagine most journeys taking less than 30 minutes, with access to anywhere in the world in an hour or less. It's designed to service all Earth orbit needs as well as the Moon and Mars. This two-stage vehicle—composed of the Super Heavy Rocket (booster) and Starship (ship).
Hyperloop One :
The Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation that moves freight and people quickly, safely, on-demand and direct from origin to destination. Passengers or cargo are loaded into the hyperloop vehicle and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The vehicle floats above the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. Hyperloop One systems will be built on columns or tunneled below ground to avoid dangerous grade crossings and wildlife. It’s fully autonomous and enclosed, eliminating pilot error and weather hazards.
Underground Tunnels Transportation :
To solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic, roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels. Unlike flying cars, tunnels are weatherproof, out of sight and won't fall on your head. A large network of tunnels many levels deep would fix congestion in any city, no matter how large it grew (just keep adding levels). Fast to dig, low cost tunnels would also make Hyperloop adoption viable and enable rapid transit across densely populated regions, enabling travel from New York to Washington DC in less than 30 minutes.
Pop.Up Next :
At the heart of the Pop.Up Next concept is a simple two-seat passenger cabin that can travel one of two ways. The simpler and more conventional route involves attaching to a 60-kW (80-hp) electric powered sled and assuming the role of a self-driving car. Top speed is listed at 100 km/h (62 mph) and it would rely on a 15-kWh battery for a 130-km (81-mi) range. Pop.Up’s modus operandi is simple: passengers plan their journey and book their trip via an easy-to-use app. The system automatically suggests the best transport solution — according to user knowledge, timing, traffic congestion, costs, ridesharing demands — joining either the air or ground module or other means of transportation to the passenger capsule, and following passengers’ preferences and needs.
Renault Float :
The Float is designed to take the social interaction of Facebook into the world of cars. The glass machine will look like a bubble when on the roads, floating around using magnetic levitation tech, while able to connect to other pods to create a weird bubblewrap-style convoy. Seats can swivel and sliding doors open to force you to interact while The Float can bob around in any direction. The concept also includes a smartphone app that lets you holler for a Float at any time – the Uber of the future, apparently.
Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion :
The Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle makes the future tangible with the revolutionary concept of autonomous driving. A luxury sedan with total connectivity between vehicle, passengers, and the outside world, it's a preview of how the self-driving car of the future could evolve into a platform for communication and interaction.
Transit Elevated Bus :
Passengers on board the bus are expected to experience a ride comparable to riding in the upper level of a double decker bus. They will board and alight at stations at the side of the road with platforms at the bus floor height similar to stations of an elevated railway, or via stairs descending through the roof of the bus from a station similar to a pedestrian overpass. It will travel at up to 60 km/h (37 mph). Different versions will carry up to 1,200 passengers, with the larger versions being articulated to facilitate going around curves.