[Dean's World] Dave Price: Singularity Update: Self-Driving Cars

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Posted by Dave Price:
Singularity Update: Self-Driving Cars
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1146608711.shtml


   This time, in [1]city traffic:

     Seven months after an unmanned Volkswagen successfully drove itself
     over the rugged desert, the Pentagon is sponsoring another
     challenge for self-driving vehicles that can weave through
     congested city traffic without causing an accident.
     The contest, to be held in November 2007, will test the vehicles'
     ability to independently carry out a simulated military supply
     mission in an urban setting in less than six hours.

   As with the Internet, the civilian applications may turn out to be a
   much bigger deal than the military ones. I think Dean and I have both
   predicted self-driving vehicles will become not just a reality but the
   norm in the next couple decades.

References

   1. file://localhost/var/www/powerblogs/deanesmay/posts/1146608711.html