[ExI] feedbot

[spike at rainier66.com]

Over two decades ago, we had discussions in this forum on grocery delivery
bots.

 

I went to the first DARPA challenge in 2004, where the game was to race
completely autonomous vehicles on desert roads (in Arizona.)  None of the
cars finished that year, but not long after that, several of them did.  It
was perfectly clear that eventually self-drivers would be used as delivery
vehicles.

 

The next town up the street has done it.  They have delivery bots for the
short runs.  The restaurant which launched this week reports so far no theft
or vandalism.

 

Granted, Fremont is a nice town with very little crime problems, but. they
are demonstrating that the system works.

 

They are claiming this rig can legally go on bike paths and sidewalks, but I
disagree on the second part of that.  Fremont has street-adjacent bike
paths, as seen in the photo below.  

 

 



 

The article claims this rig can go 20 miles per hour.

 

OK then.

 

spike

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