An autonomous car of the Californian brand Cruise was stopped by the police for not having its lights on. We tell you what happened and how this situation without a driver was solved.
It is a fact that technology, and more specifically artificial intelligence, they are the very near future if not already the present in the automotive sector. And it is that thanks to this, a somewhat unexpected situation has occurred, but at the same time interesting to know.
Cruise is an American company, which is working on creating a completely autonomous vehicle, which he would not only dedicate himself to doing the functions of a taxiif not it could be used for different tasks, such as food delivery.
Just two months ago, Cruise began to allow to the people of San Francisco the use of their vehicles to be able to transport themselves around the citybeing an experience equal to catching an Uber or a Cabify, but “without a driver”.
These completely autonomous vehicles, which use LIDAR technology (yes, the same one that iPhones incorporate), they have been transporting their own employees since 2017 of the company who live in San Francisco.
Welcome to the future. Cop pulls over driverless car (because no lights?) Then Cruise goes on the lamb. (via https://t.co/mtmsIeOAUP) pic.twitter.com/ecQ5xXuSnS
— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) April 10, 2022
Barely two months later, a perhaps unexpected situation has arisen, but it is interesting to evaluate, because one of these autonomous cars, didn’t have the lights onand was stopped by the local San Francisco police.
The police officer approaches the vehicle, tries (unsuccessfully) to open the vehicle door, and decides to go back to his vehicle, to perhaps try to identify or ask what to do in such a situation.
Right now, the vehicle decides to startin what appears to be an escape attempt, to the concern of the police officer, but a few meters away, the vehicle stops againalthough this time in a safer area.
Again the agent, being aware of the situation, tries to find out how he could activate the vehicle’s lights so that the traffic of the vehicle is correct, without further worries.
Surely many would have wanted to see a mini escape and chase of the vehicle, but incredibly this autonomous car and its artificial intelligence they seem to be very well developed.
As Aaron McLear, director of communications at Cruise, comments, the car did not run away from the police, but rather sought a safer place to stand. He also tells us that They already fixed the problem of the lights.
According to Aaron, they also work hand in hand with the San Francisco police so that they know how to interact with these vehicles, and that have a personalized service number for it.
It is a strange case that occurred in the American city, because this company The transport license is only allowed between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.which makes the use of lights mandatory.
It is interesting how technologies are advancing little by little, and how, by leaps and bounds, these types of vehicles are being achieved already be a realityand which are predicted within a period of 25 years, are the only present reality.
At ComputerHoy we believe that this type of technology can help a lot in the future, and we hope that these technological advances do not cease, since they would make life easier and the safety of the inhabitants themselves.
George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism