Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[airbiscuit]

Resist as you might it's gonna happen ...

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Baidu Apollo Awarded with China’s First Licenses to Test Autonomous Vehicles at Night

Baidu Apollo has received China’s first batch of qualifications to test autonomous vehicles at night and in special weather conditions.

medium.com

This article from China shows movement with full self driving vehicles open road testing.

 

[drssg]

China is a good place to iron out the kinks. The government basically controls everything, so if they kill a few people along the way, who's going to complain?

If have to wonder whether a self-driving car in China drives similarly to the average driver. If the car is programmed for defensive driving, I picture one stuck in traffic with swarms of little scooters zipping past it and all the other drivers continually cutting it off.

 

[kenmbz]

Not as many scooters or bicycles on the road in China now. Still some , but mostly cars.
They have loaner bikes like in US cities. Everywhere we went it was mostly cars in the cities.
Special weather conditions, I guess that means it needs to see the lines and curbs.

 

[sd455dan]

Resist as you might it's gonna happen ...

Yes- and here is another, Finally a (fairly) normal looking electric SUV
Audi built

Q4 e-tron

 

[3930dave]

You might have this up already Gale.....

Tesla Cars Banned by China Military on Concerns Over Cameras

I found it interesting, for a few reasons.... not the least of which is how carefully Elon is toeing the line.....

Rgds, D.

 

[cqaigy2]

Good point, vehicles are becoming a very sophisticated sensor platform. Add your cell phone to the mix and imagine all the information that could be available.

 

[sd455dan]

Another electric platform with what could be multiple uses

4 hub motors 12000 watts, trailer pulling capability

 

[drssg]

Good point, vehicles are becoming a very sophisticated sensor platform. Add your cell phone to the mix and imagine all the information that could be available.

There have been times when I'm using Google Maps while driving my car, and I'm stopped at a traffic light, with a few cars in front of me. Google Maps will indicate a short yellow section of road in front of me, which indicates a mild slowdown of traffic.

It makes me wonder about the source of information to provide such pinpoint and up-to-date traffic information.

 

[airbiscuit]

Private Eyes Are Watching You!