U-M's cityscape will test driverless vehicles
M City is set to go live this spring.
http://ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/22608-u-m-s-cityscape-will-test-driverless-vehicles
From the article:
A 32-acre "mini-city" designed expressly for testing connected and automated vehicle systems, and other emerging 21st-century smart city technologies, is taking shape on the University of Michigan's North Campus.
Called M City, the one-of-a-kind facility will include a network of roads with up to five lanes, intersections, roundabouts, roadway markings, traffic signs and signals, sidewalks, bus facilities, benches, simulated buildings, streetlights, parked cars, pedestrians and obstacles like construction barriers.
"Connected and automated vehicle technology will usher in a revolution in the mobility of people and goods comparable to that sparked by the introduction of the automobile a century ago," said Peter Sweatman, director of U-M's Mobility Transformation Center. "M City will allow us to rigorously test new approaches in a safe, controlled and realistic environment before we implement them on actual streets."
January 15th, 2015 at 5:51 PM ^
This complements the article nicely:
http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/22611-self-driving-cars-lower-cost-navigation-system-developed
January 15th, 2015 at 6:59 PM ^
January 15th, 2015 at 7:06 PM ^
I especially like the maize and blue test cars, and the big bad oil barrels in scarlet.
January 15th, 2015 at 9:21 PM ^
...and none of the cars have StaEE scribbled on the side either.
January 15th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
flipping people the bird while driving?
January 15th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
Nah now you'll have two free hands to flip people off with. Or shotgun beers.
(seriously don't do that)
January 15th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
I will have more time to take selfies and text them to my bff.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Or your SBFF
January 15th, 2015 at 6:10 PM ^
Or drop trou and let the offender get a big look at one's hairy ass as one passes by.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
This whole automated car thing is going to be more fun than I thought.
January 15th, 2015 at 5:56 PM ^
The end of drunk driving and the beggining of the legal booze cruise
January 15th, 2015 at 5:58 PM ^
if the cars runs on alcohol and is automated? I don't understand stuff like this.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:09 PM ^
Laws are always behind technology -- and the gap is only going to grow.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
You might want to search law and autonomous cars. Lots of laws already on the books. This is not new technology. Google has been developing autonomous cars for several years. It is only recently that it has started taking off on a very large scale.
An autonomous Audi just went from San Fran to Las Vegas for the CES with all driving being done on public roads.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:57 PM ^
You might want to tone down the snark a bit and go read the thread I was responding to again. I don't think there is a problem as such with operating an autonomous car these days on the road. Nor did I imply it.
Congrats to Audi as well. I'm a big fan as I own one.
The question is, if one isn't operating a vehicle, then how does operating under the influence apply anymore? I can get hammered on a plane or a train and it's okay as I'm just along for the ride. In an autonomous car, I'm just along for the ride as well. I think it's perfectly reasonable under that paradigm to have a couple at happy hour and let the car safely (to me and those around me) get me home.
January 15th, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^
you are still considered Captain of the Ship; therefore, yes, you can still/will get busted for DUI/DWI. This includes the Mercedes version, GM's soon to be released efforts, BWM/Audi.
Fully autonomous vehicles will first operate in controlled areas such as parking lots; where your vehicle will park itself. No humans allowed in the parking lot -- only vehicles with the ability to park themselves. This will include the vehicle communicating to the parking structure to go to a designated parking spot, coordination with other vehicles performing the same tasks -- parking and exiting.
January 15th, 2015 at 9:20 PM ^
January 16th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
and there is no debate within the industry about the levels. they are in the final process of being codified by the respective regulatory agencies.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^
I wasn't being snarky and my apologies if you took it that way. I was just suggesting what you should do if you want to see the various statutes states already have in place.
Here's a link if you have trouble falling asleep tonight.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/wiki/index.php/Automated_Driving:_Legislat…
January 15th, 2015 at 6:02 PM ^
Where this is going to be on north campus?
January 15th, 2015 at 6:03 PM ^
As an Orientation & Mobility Specialist, these technologies are very exciting in my field. I also have a lot of pride that my alma mater is breaking ground! I had heard about the project a while back but didn't know it was being integrated this spring- I might have to do a spring game/professional development trip to A2!
January 15th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
but that's only because of Skynet!
January 15th, 2015 at 6:09 PM ^
I wonder if some people will have a problem with the government being able to track and record everyone's movements. I don't have a problem with it because I'd rather eliminate accidents but get ready for the debate if this ever becomes feasible.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
Better get rid of your mobile phone or at the very least, take the battery out.
January 15th, 2015 at 7:02 PM ^
If you even have a phone which has a removable battery anymore these days... ... and even then that does very very little to erase your realtime electronic footprint.
January 15th, 2015 at 7:00 PM ^
January 16th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
Thank you for typing my exact thoughts so I don't have to.
Also, love your avatar.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^
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January 15th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
HAIL!
January 15th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
What could possibly go wrong?
January 15th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^
I'm sure driverless cars are smart enough to avoid zombies.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^
most of the time. it depends on whether the camera saw the zombie in time to bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
Physics!
January 15th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^
I joke, but I actually hope this becomes a reality by the time I'm in my 90's so that I don't have to be housebound and hang out on blogs all day.
Oh, wait . . .
January 15th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
You've missed the biggest advantage of this technology: now you can stay plugged in to MGoBlog and Michigan sports ALL the time. No more putting away devices because you're "driving." Think of the productivity! You won't have to miss a single post or thread because you're driving ever again! What could be better? And if your device will ring or beep to wake you up when a new post is put up, you can even take it to bed with you. What a magnificent obsession.
January 16th, 2015 at 9:19 AM ^
January 15th, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^
Wake me up when they can teleport us to France.
January 15th, 2015 at 6:32 PM ^
Are they also going to build the city needed to stop the group, who will enivitably hack the system and act like they're playing a game of GTA with real cars.
January 15th, 2015 at 7:37 PM ^
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January 16th, 2015 at 9:03 AM ^
I'm just hoping there will always be a place on the roads for the GT350 I hope to buy some day.
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January 15th, 2015 at 7:25 PM ^
I can see "self drive" vehicles being very helpful as a safety feature for long haul drivers. It will help prevent a fatigued driver from careening off the road or making a turn off of an overpass.
January 15th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
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January 15th, 2015 at 7:49 PM ^
A Honda Fit getting thrown off course due to sunspots or North Korean hackjobs are a bit more tolerable than a gas tanker.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
We were promised flying cars; these self-driving vehicles are delaying (or perhaps ultimately enabling) those promises.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
So they're trying to sell this as a way to reduce costs and the transportation of goods? How about a functional rail system instead of autonomous cars that will take decades, if not longer, to gain acceptance in the nation that most values personal freedoms.
January 16th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^