Who’s a better driver: drone or a driver? (4 photos)

Drivers in Boston are recognized as the worst in the United States. It was on hand NuTonomy. The company received permission to test its Autonomous cars in two districts of the city. The developers hope that it will be a great school for artificial intelligence.

Unmanned vehicles from January ride in Marin Park, a small industrial area of Boston. The experiment in this place does not reflect the real picture of life on the road. Obtained permission to conduct tests in an urban environment is a completely different story. It will allow you to test the software and artificial intelligence that controls the transport.

The route for the test sites includes the seaport district and Fort Point. There are road signs, signs, bridges, multi-lane roads, pedestrians walk, ride bicycles, and the worst drivers in the USA. According to CEO Carl Iagnemma, a system developed by NuTonomy, due to the complex tests in real conditions will be able to quickly adapt to driving on the roads.

Main office NuTonomy is now in Singapore, the company was founded 4 years ago at the Massachusetts Institute of technology. From August 2016 NuTonomy engaged in outdoor tests of Autonomous taxis. In test mode it goes to a certain area in Singapore.

NuTonomy does not create a self-driving car from scratch, and only develops and tests software for existing brands. For example, Renault Zoe, Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Active introduction of systems for unmanned control is planned in the near future. After 2 years on the streets of Singapore will travel thousands of taxi, managed by special algorithms.

Source: theverge.com