from the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6jQj6rGqnE dept.
Volvo's First Commercial Self-Driving Trucks Will be Used in Mining:
Volvo has announced a commercial first for its autonomous trucking endeavors. The Swedish automotive company has signed a deal with Norwegian mine Brønnøy Kalk to transport limestone along five kilometers of roads and tunnels from the mine to a nearby port using self-driving trucks.
Volvo has engaged in a number of pilots in recent years to get its autonomous trucks ready for commercial projects. In Brazil, Volvo trialed self-steering trucks to help sugarcane farmers improve crop yield, and it has also tested an autonomous garbage collection truck. As early as 2016, Volvo was testing autonomous trucks in an underground mine in Sweden, part of an initiative to demonstrate the technology as a means of improving both efficiency and safety in hazardous conditions.
Going commercial
Inking its first commercial deal, however, is a notable development not only for Volvo’s self-driving trucks, but for the broader autonomous vehicle push. Indeed, self-driving vehicles won’t just land on public roads overnight — they will likely seep into society gradually, with niche cases that use preset routes serving as the foundation for a bigger expansion.
“It is exciting to reach this point where we introduce autonomous solutions,” said Volvo Trucks’ director of autonomous solutions, Sasko Cuklev. “By working in a confined area on a predetermined route, we can find out how to get the best out of the solution and tailor it according to specific customer needs. This is all about collaborating to develop new solutions, providing greater flexibility and efficiency, as well as increased productivity.”
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 26 2018, @07:43PM (1 child)
Well! I so glad that Volvo is doing its part for deforestation! All those damn trees blocking my view! Clear them all! Don't they have robotic tree cutters yet? What's taking them so long?
(Score: 2) by suburbanitemediocrity on Monday November 26 2018, @08:19PM
but I asked my girlfriend to get me this for my birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIBHPT293MI [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 26 2018, @08:24PM (1 child)
This story with the aircraft driver one, that is what an AI editor would have done.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 26 2018, @08:58PM
Do you have an AI editor in your back pocket that SN could try out?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 26 2018, @10:05PM
them coal minin' trumpsters won't like this, dey tuk ur jerbs!
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday November 26 2018, @10:09PM
Nothing new.
At most, this could be of interest for a segment of Trump's voters: you know those jobs in 'clean, beautiful coal'? Well, not yours, a robot will be doing it.
'cause, look, Volvo's doing it too.
Since Dec 2016 - https://qz.com/874589/rio-tinto-is-using-self-driving-416-ton-trucks-to-haul-raw-materials-around-australia/ [qz.com]
https://abc.net.au/news/2018-08-09/worlds-first-fully-autonomous-underground-mine-in-africa/10090932 [abc.net.au]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0