[Year 12 IT Apps] Autonomous vehicles were all fun and games... until now

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Thanks Ken and Mark, we are stepping ever closer towards smarter cities and communities.

Next year, an international conference about Intelligent Transport systems or ITS2016 is being hosed in Melbourne. 
	https://www.its-australia.com.au/events/2016-its-world-congress-melbourne/

As some of you who follow my Twitter feed already know, I’m working closely with VicRoads to develop an antonymous vehicle that students can program as part of a wider challenge the following year. My moonshot will be for our students will be able to showcase their work (model > move > think) later this year at a DET Maker Fair and at ITS2016. 

I’ll look forward to sharing some details and welcome your questions and ideas at DLTV2015. Don’t forget to register :-)
	https://dltv.vic.edu.au/dltv-annual-conference-2015

Regards Roland


> On 6 May 2015, at 3:41 pm, ken price <kenjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/forget-selfdriving-google-cars-australia-has-selfdriving-trucks-20141020-118o47.html <http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/forget-selfdriving-google-cars-australia-has-selfdriving-trucks-20141020-118o47.html>
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> "Mining company Rio Tinto uses huge self-automated trucks on mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia that are programmed to drive themselves and navigate mine roads and intersections using sensors, GPS, and radar guidance systems. The trucks self-drive but are overseen by a controller in Perth, 1800 kilometres away."
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> On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com <mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:
> Now they have 18 wheels.
> 
> "Daimler bigwig Wolfgang Bernhard and Nevada governor Brian Sandoval are sharing a stage, mugging for the phalanx of cameras, together holding the metal rectangle that will, in just a minute, be slapped onto the world’s first officially recognized self-driving truck.
> 
> "The truck in question is the Freightliner Inspiration, a teched-up version of the Daimler 18-wheeler sold around the world. And according to Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, it will make long-haul road transportation safer, cheaper, and better for the planet.
> 
> “There’s a clear need for this generation of trucks, and we’re the pioneers who are willing to tackle it,” says Bernhard."
> 
> But read on - it's not quite as startling as it seems.
> 
> http://www.wired.com/2015/05/worlds-first-self-driving-semi-truck-hits-road/ <http://www.wired.com/2015/05/worlds-first-self-driving-semi-truck-hits-road/>
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