http://i.imgur.com/OdGoy0Y.png
http://i.imgur.com/YjGv1hF.png
從外觀可以清楚看到光達跟雷達感應器的裝設位置
卡車司機們真的要小心失業這問題了
相對於一般私人車輛，卡車的價格高、司機的薪水也高、車子的空間也更大
更有誘因讓這些運輸公司花錢去購買自動駕駛卡車
空間大也代表能夠裝更多感應器、也不太需要在乎美觀問題
新聞說這組照片是匿名來源發送給他們的
可能再過不久就會看到這輛大卡車(或是一堆大卡車)上路實測了吧
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https://goo.gl/pw6xho
Waymo’s self-driving truck spotted for first time
A report out of BuzzFeed News at the beginning of this month said that
Alphabet’s Waymo was in the early stages of exploring self-driving
trucks, and now (via Jalopnik) we have our first peek at one of those
trucks out on public roads. The truck sports an appropriate light blue
color, the Waymo insignia, and of course the self-driving hardware suite.
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The report from earlier this month confirmed that Waymo was manually
driving just one truck on public roads to collect data, and while it’s
unclear how the project has evolved in the last couple weeks, this photo
seems to be of that one truck — apparently a Peterbilt 579. It’s
perhaps possible that the company has moved beyond collecting data in the
last couple weeks to actually letting the rig drive itself in some
limited capacity, but there’s no official word from Waymo on that.
As Jalopnik points out (the site says that these photos were sent to them
by an anonymous source), the trucks have a very similar setup to that
which can be seen on the company’s Chrysler Pacifica minivans. There’s
a large LIDAR, a pair of ultrasonic sensors, and what appears to be a
radar up front. It’s entirely possible that there are other sensors
rigged up on the truck, but our view of things is limited to just a few
smartphone shots.
Waymo’s experimentation with self-driving trucks is interesting,
especially when you consider what’s going on with the competition as of
late. Otto, another self-driving truck startup founded by ex-Waymo
employee Anthony Levandowski and later purchased by Uber, has left the
ride-hailing flailing in its self-driving efforts. Waymo took Uber to
court earlier this year accusing Uber of acquiring Otto as a means to get
its hands on proprietary self-driving technology that was stolen by
Levandowski. Levandowski was recently fired by Uber.
The latest development in that unfolding drama showed that Uber ex-CEO
knew Levandowski had ‘discs’ containing Google data as early as March
2016 and that now-ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was aware of them before
acquiring Otto in the summer of 2016.
In its efforts to move self-driving cars into the mainstream, the
Alphabet division recently signed a deal with Lyft which will likely
involve pilot projects and other product development efforts. Details on
the partnership aren’t clear at this point.