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Self-Driving Cars Are Agents
A self-driving car is one of the biggest agents — perceiving the world, deciding on actions, and acting in real time..
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- 1Self-Driving Cars Are Agents
- 2perception
- 3prediction
- 4action loop
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Section 1
Self-Driving Cars Are Agents
A self-driving car is one of the biggest agents — perceiving the world, deciding on actions, and acting in real time.
Self-driving cars use the same agent ideas as software agents — just with much higher stakes and more sensors.
Three things self-driving agents do
- Perceive (cameras, sensors)
- Predict (what will other drivers do?)
- Act (steering, braking, accelerating)
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The big idea: Self-driving cars are agents — perception, prediction, action, all at high speed.
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