Dutch plans to develop convoys of driverless trucks, headed by a vehicle with a single human driver (to make the most of transport links for industry) are apparently compromised by the ubiquitous bicycle (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/13/bikes-put-spanner-in-works-of-dutch-driverless-car-schemes). It seems that the bicycle is too small, too light and too rapid in its changes of direction for there to be confidence that that will always be responded to by the detector systems of the driverless cars.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Putting a Spoke in the Plan?
Dutch plans to develop convoys of driverless trucks, headed by a vehicle with a single human driver (to make the most of transport links for industry) are apparently compromised by the ubiquitous bicycle (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/13/bikes-put-spanner-in-works-of-dutch-driverless-car-schemes). It seems that the bicycle is too small, too light and too rapid in its changes of direction for there to be confidence that that will always be responded to by the detector systems of the driverless cars.
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