Article below from the Auto Express paper suggests that Black Cabs on eHailing app Gett, will be the architects of their own demise.
• Will you allow them to fit the kit in your cab???
• Will you allow them to make you part of this experiment ???
• Perhaps they won't tell you what they intend to do!!!
Virtual maps created by London taxis will pave way for future self-driving cars on the streets of the Capital.
London cabbies will soon be taking to the capital’s streets with state-of-the-art data-logging systems, creating a dynamic and high-definition virtual map for future autonomous vehicles.
The announcement comes following a series of agreements between tech and ride-hailing companies as well as government authorities, and will see around 500 black cabs in London kitted out with mapping equipment.
By using cutting-edge advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) fitted to London taxis, a network of “high definition crowd sourced maps” will be created, detailing streets and key infrastructure in the capital for autonomous cars to use, while also helping London itself become ‘autonomous ready’.
The mapping hardware and software, developed by Intel-owned tech company Mobileye, can be fitted to any vehicle, and comprises a single windscreen-mounted camera. As well as building up a dynamic data picture of city streets, the company’s equipment could bring extra safety features, thanks to its collision prevention features.
The project, due to start in early 2019, will also see Uber drivers in New York and cabbies in Düsseldorf help shape the self-driving future while, in the US, up to 2,000 trucks are expected to be kitted out with the necessary equipment.
Is this a case of London cabbies sowing the seeds of their own obsolescence ?
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT :
2 comments:
Shove it up there arse comes to mind,i'd bet gett are involved,there will be a lot of others ie uber vehicle manufacturers in this so called new tech area that will make millions or billions out of this technology so with London being so technical & them wanting our knowledge make every drivers an offer that will help them plan for the future.
Sorry i forgot they want our knowledge for nothing,so shove it.
Are the owners being paid to fit this equipment? because this might be an attractive proposition for fleet owners. I would suggest anyone renting a cab checks that this equipment isn't fitted before collecting a new or recently overhauled Taxi.
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