http://i.imgur.com/OdGoy0Y.png
http://i.imgur.com/YjGv1hF.png
从外观可以清楚看到光达跟雷达感应器的装设位置
卡车司机们真的要小心失业这问题了
相对于一般私人车辆，卡车的价格高、司机的薪水也高、车子的空间也更大
更有诱因让这些运输公司花钱去购买自动驾驶卡车
空间大也代表能够装更多感应器、也不太需要在乎美观问题
新闻说这组照片是匿名来源发送给他们的
可能再过不久就会看到这辆大卡车(或是一堆大卡车)上路实测了吧
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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.