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Is it really that hard?

With 2017 technology, you’d think it wouldn’t be that difficult to produce a safe automated system for trains running in a controlled environment. Good grief, I think I could cobble together a bunch of IoT sensors and do the job for <$1000/car easy. https://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2017/12/metro-acknowledges-smoother-rides-better-dont-expect-soon/

Self-driving?!

This is what’s scary about the new self-drive technology. It’s brought to you by the same folks that can’t even keep an entertainment system running. If not already, I’m sure Robin Cook is in the process of drafting a novel about self-drive technology failure. https://jalopnik.com/fiat-chrysler-pushed-a-uconnect-update-that-causes-cons-1822939437

Junior Robotics

A winner takes all round at a junior robotics competition at Long Beach Fleet Week. Amazing amount of creativity an effort went into each of the little robotic buggers. The participants were eager to explain all about their entries.