{"id":11164,"date":"2024-05-22T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=11164"},"modified":"2024-08-31T21:41:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:41:26","slug":"kangaroos-1-volvo-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=11164","title":{"rendered":"Kangaroos 1, Volvo 0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2015, David Pickett, Volvo Australia\u2019s technical lead, was a part of the team that tried to develop the world\u2019s first kangaroo detection and avoidance system.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"12245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=12245\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ComfyUI__00225_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12245\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2024\/05\/ComfyUI__00225_.png?resize=270%2C270&amp;ssl=1 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Volvo\u2019s team spent the next two years searching for a way to make Volvo&#8217;s cars detect and avoid\/brake for kangaroos. After 2 years, they admitted defeat in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volvo&#8217;s camera and radar system were no match for the marsupials. Wallabies proved to be equally challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>They had numerous unsolved issues. The kangaroo look entirely different in full flight than when resting. They&#8217;re very fast and jump in unpredictable ways, maneuvering mid-air to confuse and outrun predators.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2024\/04\/hazard-identification-software-cant-make-sense-of-kangaroos\/\">https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2024\/04\/hazard-identification-software-cant-make-sense-of-kangaroos\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, David Pickett, Volvo Australia\u2019s technical lead, was a part of the team that tried to develop the world\u2019s first kangaroo detection and avoidance system. Volvo\u2019s team spent the next two years searching for a way to make Volvo&#8217;s cars detect and avoid\/brake for kangaroos. After 2 years, they admitted defeat in 2017. Volvo&#8217;s camera and radar system were no match for the marsupials. Wallabies proved to be equally challenging. They had numerous unsolved issues. 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