I think it's a splendid Idea............If your a drunk. Get the car started.......... punch in your address............. crawl in the back and pass out.
Self Driving Vehicles
by TD 21 Replies latest social current
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Rivergang
Driverless haul trucks have been used successfully in certain open-cut mining operations.
Rio Tinto initiated a trial program as far back as 2013, using ten driver-less trucks at one of its Western Australian iron ore mines. More recently, BMA announced plans to begin introducing these vehicles on a large scale.
https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/bhp-to-roll-out-autonomous-trucks-at-qld-coal-mine/
It would have to be said, however, that these trucks are used in a very straightforward way:
i.e. From the face, to the stockpiles - hoist up, hoist down - then returning to the face for reloading. This comprises a round trip of only a few kilometres per time, and for human operators, is mind numbingly boring work (particularly as the existing fleet of mine trucks is semi-automated, anyway).
To attempt to use fully automated vehicles for more involved driving, though, may well be a different matter!