Meet Otto!
, and the airport is hoping that with some more development, Otto will be able to plow the rest of the airport autonomously as well.
"Launching North America's first autonomous snowplow is a great achievement for Winnipeg Richardson International Airport," Barry Rempel, president of Winnipeg Airports Authority, said."Our success is a direct result of bringing together partners who are committed to lead transportation innovation and growth."
The plow has a wireless emergency stop system and uses 3D and radar technology to detect obstacles around it.The plow can operate with and without a driver. The machine's autonomous operation will make things safe because it can work in situations where there is zero visibility,. Otto is not expected to cause any job losses because it still needs a remote control operator.
Winnipeg is the perfect place to debut the technology, as the city, often jokingly called"Winterpeg" because of its severe winters. Winnipeggers sawNow it has snow roombas to help it deal with the mountains of snow.
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