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Full-Size Remote Control Cars

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-mr-bond-i-expect-you-to-die dept.

cylonlover writes "Thanks to efforts of groups such as Google, Oxford University, BMW and Continental, we're getting closer and closer to the advent of autonomous cars – vehicles that drive themselves, with the human 'driver' pretty much just along as a passenger. Researchers at Germany's Technische Universität München, however, are looking at taking things a step further. They're developing remote-control cars that could travel along city streets with no one in them at all, their operator located somewhere far away."

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  1. Not exactly a step further. by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Having a human to control the car makes it relatively EASY compared to autonomous. Whether there is a human in the autonomous car or not makes no difference. Of course it's still a technically challenging undertaking... drivers rely on being able to look behind them to check blind spots etc but a well designed remote would be able to give the driver all the info and control he'd need. Then it's just a matter of latency and control design.

  2. Not really a step further by naoursla · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Human drivers operating remotely is really a step in a different direction. It isn't moving past autonomous vehicles.

    You could replace the remote humans with remote computers and it would be a form of autonomous vehicle.

    In any case, given how often my cell phone drops signal while I'm driving I'm not sure I would want one of... oops...

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    [CARRIER LOST]

  3. Re:Software is more reliable by Green+Salad · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Me too, but it is somewhat dependent on the vendor supplying the software. My trust in both is declining.

  4. This sounds like fun by OhANameWhatName · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could stay home while driving to work.