Driverless vehicles take students of the future to learning sites
02/12/08 18:14
In the future, fully autonomous “driverless” vehicles could free up drivers to become passengers and to work, communicate with others or just enjoy the ride.
The Mars Rovers – the small robotic vehicles deployed by NASA for exploring the planet Mars - are successful examples of autonomous vehicles that have already been created.
A number of enabling technologies already exist in standard cars now. Driverless parking, using cameras and sensors, has been available in some cars since 2006. Many luxury cars have lane departure warning systems and radar assisted cruise control.
In 2005 a competition in the USA provided an opportunity to witness driverless vehicles moving at up to 200kph through sharp bends, tunnels and narrow roads.
In the future school students will need to learn in a wider range of places and in a range of different sized groups. This technology could help them to get to where they need to be safely and independently, and free them up to carry on learning as they travel.
If we do develop driverless vehicles and the systems to run them on, what do we need to think about to ensure we build students needs into the system design?
The Mars Rovers – the small robotic vehicles deployed by NASA for exploring the planet Mars - are successful examples of autonomous vehicles that have already been created.
A number of enabling technologies already exist in standard cars now. Driverless parking, using cameras and sensors, has been available in some cars since 2006. Many luxury cars have lane departure warning systems and radar assisted cruise control.
In 2005 a competition in the USA provided an opportunity to witness driverless vehicles moving at up to 200kph through sharp bends, tunnels and narrow roads.
In the future school students will need to learn in a wider range of places and in a range of different sized groups. This technology could help them to get to where they need to be safely and independently, and free them up to carry on learning as they travel.
If we do develop driverless vehicles and the systems to run them on, what do we need to think about to ensure we build students needs into the system design?
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