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Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by lakesider(m): 11:09pm On Feb 12, 2018
Make adeboye pray , so Nigeria can produce this smiley

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Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by RogueX: 11:21pm On Feb 12, 2018
Hahaha

Make e try pass through Lagos. Na Trailer or Danfo go stop am
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by anochuko01(m): 11:40pm On Feb 12, 2018
GoodFaith:
Guess Lot of more people will have not job soon or later The price of technology
sadly that's where the world is going. virtual reality would take over teaching big time. automation has taken over manufacturing banking sector.
I'm so looking forward to the massive blow in the educational sector.
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by anochuko01(m): 11:41pm On Feb 12, 2018
lakesider:
Make adeboye pray , so Nigeria can produce this smiley
even God CREATED....
adeboye is a wise man
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by bmos(m): 12:03am On Feb 13, 2018
Kobicove:
African countries have no hope of catching up with the western world undecided

We're still busy waiting for miracles instead of getting down to do the work that will lead us to greatness


Remember we are called shithole country. What good can come out of a shithole?
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by GreatrAnalyst: 12:08am On Feb 13, 2018
Applications of machine learning, computer vision, etc of data science.


The comments here cracked me up too much. Funny, yet thought-provoking!
Possibly not in ten generations to come would this part of the world catch up with these kind of inventions; not when knowledge is not a priority, and necessity-birthing-invention, a goal.

If many could choose, they would rather not wish to be born here...
Oh Africa... What is thy curse?
And Nigeria, what aileth thee irrecoverably?!

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Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by akigbemaru: 12:26am On Feb 13, 2018
DTalented:
Buhari sef
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by Nobody: 12:33am On Feb 13, 2018
Automotive1:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnkUO4EDhbw

Embark, a San Francisco start-up just demonstrated what it could be capable of in a big way.It drove from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida, in a test drive, covering around 2,400 miles without relying on a human driver on the freeway.The all journey took five days, making regular stops to allow the safety driver rest breaks.

Since early October, autonomous trucks operated by Embark have been carrying Frigidaire refrigerators 650 miles along I-10 freeway, from a warehouse in El Paso, Texas, to a distribution center in Palm Springs, California.

Embark doesn't manufacture its own vehicles, but instead created a self-driving system that was integrated into 5 Peterbilt trucks, and possibly other vehicles. Embark plans to acquire 40 more semis within the year for further testing and long-haul deliveries.

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Unlike other tech ventures working on self-driving vehicles, including Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise, Embark uses machine learning software and data from the sensors on-board its trucks to map its surroundings in real-time and avoid obstacles. Others "pre-map" their routes, and use data from the sensors on-board to augment their maps.

The "sensor suite" in an Embark truck is comprised of five cameras, three long-range radars and at least two lidars (light detection and ranging sensors).

In its test drive, the Embark truck (dubbed "Big Blue") operated with professional safety drivers inside, ready to take over the wheel if needed. In the long-term, the start-up aims to produce autonomous trucks that can drive themselves on freeways, but would require a human to get on and off the exits, and to navigate around cities or small towns.

This concept would make it possible for truckers to keep their jobs but cover long routes and make more deliveries in less time.

Do you think self-driving trucks, with a momentum of 25 Honda Accords, would replace Nigerian truck drivers in the face of confusing road hazards, poor surface conditions, and unpredictable car drivers?

Source https://autojosh.com/embarks-truck-completes-2400-mile-trip-los-angeles-florida-without-driver/

Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44




And here a useless man is looking for free grazing land for cattle across the country. And even many youths are supporting him.

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Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by linearity: 4:23am On Feb 13, 2018
NwaNimo1:
Bad news for drivers.......

They still need drivers, the drivers will be retrained in hitect and will be professional drivers.

They will always be available for emergencies, look at it as a plane on auto-pilot....still needs pilots.
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by Aldebaran(m): 6:13am On Feb 13, 2018
Hmm.
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by farouk2much(m): 7:00am On Feb 13, 2018
NA lie
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by 4Play(m): 7:15am On Feb 13, 2018
Meanwhile in Nigeria, our best effort is Innoson which is busy repackaging made in China vehicles under the Innoson brand.
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by DeWorlex45(m): 8:00am On Feb 13, 2018
Kobicove:
African countries have no hope of catching up with the western world undecided

We're still busy waiting for miracles instead of getting down to do the work that will lead us to greatness
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by CoolAmbience(m): 9:18am On Feb 13, 2018
Rick9:
See achievement, but here we are still trying to manufacture pencils in 2020


Stop kidding young man!

How can you compare Nigeria with the US?

You amaze me..
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by Rick9(m): 1:35pm On Feb 13, 2018
CoolAmbience:



Stop kidding young man!

How can you compare Nigeria with the US?

You amaze me..
grin
Re: Embark’s Truck Completes 2400mi Trip From LosAngeles To Florida Without A Driver by Manasp: 3:10pm On Feb 13, 2018
Satansadvocate:
Na so Buhari go take go,straight from Abuja to Daura,Kastina state without any supervision but running strictly on his zombiefied mindset straight to his ranch.
G
#BuhariMustGo




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