didn't someone announce they are ready to start public road trials in the UK around now
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore Singapore — A car taking part in the world’s first public trial of driverless taxis was slightly damaged on Tuesday when it collided with a lorry in Singapore, its operator said. No one was hurt in the accident in One North, a suburban research campus where the vehicle has been on a limited run since August, US software firm nuTonomy said in a statement. "None of the people involved was injured. The nuTonomy car, which was operating with two engineers onboard, was travelling at a low speed at the time of the incident," it said. A company spokesperson said the damage to the car was "minimal", and the trial had not been suspended. The cause of the accident was not yet known. The company, police and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority are investigating. The authority said in a statement the taxi was changing lanes when it collided with the lorry. NuTonomy became the world’s first company to launch driverless taxi trials in public, beating rival Uber by weeks. During the trial period, two nuTonomy staff will be in the car at all times — an engineer to monitor performance, and a safety driver who takes over in emergencies, or when trips extend beyond the demarcated test area. NuTonomy currently has six driverless cars in its fleet but is looking to expand to 12 by year-end. Uber started a trial on public roads in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 15. Other countries are also launching trials of autonomous vehicles. Driverless two-passenger cars carrying passengers took to the streets of the British town of Milton Keynes on October 11 in a trial run. source: http://www.businesslive.co.za/news/worl ... singapore/ |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
didn't someone announce they are ready to start public road trials in the UK around now
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
edders23 wrote: didn't someone announce they are ready to start public road trials in the UK around now Don't go to Milton Keynes. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
grandad wrote: Don't go to Milton Keynes. I second that |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
captain cab wrote: grandad wrote: Don't go to Milton Keynes. I second that not exactly a first choice destination for many people depressing place !! |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
How is a driver less car going to work out diversions and stop go boards? And it appears from above changing lanes. 
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| Author: | grandad [ Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Driverless taxi crashes into lorry in Singapore |
Sussex wrote: How is a driver less car going to work out diversions and stop go boards? And it appears from above changing lanes. You need to ask the people who are developing these things. |
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