Hi, my name is Travis Bennett. I'm an H-3 that trained up at Wallaby Ranch with Aerotow, and I just completed my second visit to Lookout Mountain Flight Park for the hill training and cliff launch training. So, as you can see, I have a Sport 3 on top: Thank you Wills Wing, you did an amazing job....
...and the CAR IS DRIVING ITSELF (so to speak) ... it is Level 2 automation ala Tesla, but it is a Toyota. What I'm showing you now is for a long of compatible cars including (), usually anything that has built-in advanced safety features like Lane-Keeping Assist and Dynamic Cruise Control. It does so using a kit that costs LESS THAN $1000 and software that's mostly (now completely) Open Source Software. That kit includes some safety-related hardware that plugs into the safety CAN bus located behind the rear-view mirror. It has a program on it. It includes a 10cm-precision GPS that isn't heavily used yet but will be used in the future. Down here is a power supply cable for Toyotas, and a high-power cell phone with a heatsink and mount that is an interface to and from an AI (Artificial Intelligence) that has 10,000,000 miles driven behind its model.
So, why am I sharing this video?
I'm sharing this video because I'm really hoping that other pilots can take advantage of it if:
* their favorite flying site is far away, or
* if they are traveling long distance for a comp/match/meet, or
* are delivering a ton of gliders cross-country (Steve!)
...and want your trip to be a little less exhausting, more relaxing, less stressful.
(Pointing camera back to what you're really interested in.)
Software is called OpenPilot. It's being spearheaded by a company named Comma.
The glider on top works well with a rack where the rack's parts don't get confused with the lane lines. It's using:
* a forward-facing camera that's part of the cell phone,
* the vehicle's lane keeping assist camera,
* the dynamic cruise control (radar) built into the vehicle,
* has a 10cm-resolution GPS that will be more used in the future
* (Also does Driver Awareness Monitoring with the rear-facing/screen-side cell camera).
The website is Comma.ai
I use this along my 30-40-minute commute to and from work along a road named River Road, so as you can imagine it has some curves to it. I also use it back and forth to Lookout Mountain and I'll use it to return to Wallaby soon. It's also great for long road trips to see your family.
So, for the rack, to avoid it being confused with lane lines, I used two absolutely vertical pieces of 3/4" plumbing hardware. I painted them black so they
1. would not be confused with paint on the road,
2. would have less reflection to the cameras, and
3. would have less glare for me.
There are no lines or cables that could be confused with lane lines with this setup.
I still must keep my attention out the window, still have to maintain situational awareness. It helps with steering and gas and break. While it does not alleviate the need to be ready to take the wheel at any time, it makes the drive a lot more relaxed.
So, if you have a generally-2017 or newer model car with those advanced safety features, or considering getting one soon, or considering replacing your car soon anyway, then you may want to look at that website Comma.ai and the open source project OpenPilot at OPC.ai
It took me a couple of days to install just because I choose a vehicle newer than the vehicles on that compatibility list and took the time to make it work together. There's a long list of vehicles on that compatibility list where you could set it up and get it working over the course of 3-4 hours once you get the hardware, install it in your car, go for a couple of test drives, and you're good to go.
I'll start a thread in the Oz Report forum. If ya'll have any questions, feel free to ask -- no guarantees I'll be able to answer, but I'll do the best I can. The Discord chatrooms for this project are very helpful as well. My username on Discord is ChaseCar. I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no -- if only it could follow you while you're in the air to retrieve you! That would be driverless or technically Level 5 or higher automation... this is Level 2 (there's entire books on those concepts and level definitions). I'll change lanes to show how it responds.
I'll start a thread in the Oz Report forum. You can read more of the captions in the earliest of the comments for this video.
...and the CAR IS DRIVING ITSELF (so to speak) ... it is Level 2 automation ala Tesla, but it is a Toyota. What I'm showing you now is for a long of compatible cars including (), usually anything that has built-in advanced safety features like Lane-Keeping Assist and Dynamic Cruise Control. It does so using a kit that costs LESS THAN $1000 and software that's mostly (now completely) Open Source Software. That kit includes some safety-related hardware that plugs into the safety CAN bus located behind the rear-view mirror. It has a program on it. It includes a 10cm-precision GPS that isn't heavily used yet but will be used in the future. Down here is a power supply cable for Toyotas, and a high-power cell phone with a heatsink and mount that is an interface to and from an AI (Artificial Intelligence) that has 10,000,000 miles driven behind its model.
So, why am I sharing this video?
I'm sharing this video because I'm really hoping that other pilots can take advantage of it if:
* their favorite flying site is far away, or
* if they are traveling long distance for a comp/match/meet, or
* are delivering a ton of gliders cross-country (Steve!)
...and want your trip to be a little less exhausting, more relaxing, less stressful.
(Pointing camera back to what you're really interested in.)
Software is called OpenPilot. It's being spearheaded by a company named Comma.
The glider on top works well with a rack where the rack's parts don't get confused with the lane lines. It's using:
* a forward-facing camera that's part of the cell phone,
* the vehicle's lane keeping assist camera,
* the dynamic cruise control (radar) built into the vehicle,
* has a 10cm-resolution GPS that will be more used in the future
* (Also does Driver Awareness Monitoring with the rear-facing/screen-side cell camera).
The website is Comma.ai
I use this along my 30-40-minute commute to and from work along a road named River Road, so as you can imagine it has some curves to it. I also use it back and forth to Lookout Mountain and I'll use it to return to Wallaby soon. It's also great for long road trips to see your family.
So, for the rack, to avoid it being confused with lane lines, I used two absolutely vertical pieces of 3/4" plumbing hardware. I painted them black so they
1. would not be confused with paint on the road,
2. would have less reflection to the cameras, and
3. would have less glare for me.
There are no lines or cables that could be confused with lane lines with this setup.
I still must keep my attention out the window, still have to maintain situational awareness. It helps with steering and gas and break. While it does not alleviate the need to be ready to take the wheel at any time, it makes the drive a lot more relaxed.
So, if you have a generally-2017 or newer model car with those advanced safety features, or considering getting one soon, or considering replacing your car soon anyway, then you may want to look at that website Comma.ai and the open source project OpenPilot at OPC.ai
It took me a couple of days to install just because I choose a vehicle newer than the vehicles on that compatibility list and took the time to make it work together. There's a long list of vehicles on that compatibility list where you could set it up and get it working over the course of 3-4 hours once you get the hardware, install it in your car, go for a couple of test drives, and you're good to go.
I'll start a thread in the Oz Report forum. If ya'll have any questions, feel free to ask -- no guarantees I'll be able to answer, but I'll do the best I can. The Discord chatrooms for this project are very helpful as well. My username on Discord is ChaseCar. I know what you're thinking, and the answer is no -- if only it could follow you while you're in the air to retrieve you! That would be driverless or technically Level 5 or higher automation... this is Level 2 (there's entire books on those concepts and level definitions). I'll change lanes to show how it responds.
I'll start a thread in the Oz Report forum. You can read more of the captions in the earliest of the comments for this video.