Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as a joke or as a reference to Google's April Fools pranks and the idea of autonomous bikes, not as something to learn from.
What it is
Google Netherlands' April Fools' 2016 video presents a fictional self-driving bicycle for Amsterdam, framed as a serious product launch.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2016 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites kbenson · 2016-12 · on “Waymo: Google's self-driving car company”
Sure. I just wanted to run the numbers to see how it actually broke down currently, and what we could theoretically aim for. Light rail systems are useful in that they are efficient, and can readily move large amounts of people currently. Unfortunately their delivery characteristics are very rigid, and they have a very large up-front cost. An autonomous car system that supports easy ride sharing, and semi-public transportation through something like uber for busses can fulfill much of the same need, but without quite the expected density, but with the ability to deliver to just about any location. Both would benefit from a last-mile service . Sort of like arteries and capillaries in the circ
Cites otagekki · 2021-06 · on “Engineer Builds Self-Balancing Autonomous Bicycle in Spare Time”
Very impressive indeed! I remember a few years back an April fools prank on a self-balancing bike by Google ( [this video] ). Glad to know that it actually exists five years later