Entirely unashamed ant car propaganda

[Yossarian]

According to researchers, ants move around much more efficiently than human driver, suggesting we'd be better off if we let ant brains handle the driving.

Entomologist Audrey Dussutour has been studying leaf cutter ants to see if their behaviour could assist in developing driverless cars controlled by ant algorithms.

"We should use their rules," says Dussutour. "I’ve been working with ants for eight years and have never seen a traffic jam, and I’ve tried."

Faster moving, un-laden ants will queue patiently behind slower moving, loaded individuals instead of rushing to overtake and disrupting the flow of traffic. An individual ant crossing a three-metre span can reduce the time it takes to get from end to end from 64 to 32 seconds by adhering to this principle.

Ant-brained Drivers Do It Best

Except for those times you’ve noticed them coming in your kitchen window and heading straight to your pantry, you've probably never given the humble ant much consideration. However, researchers at the University of Sydney have decided to take a closer

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[T & P]

That's all very well, but I bet driver ants don't have to contend with cyclist ants or Low Traffic Colony zones. No wonder traffic flows smoothly in their world.

 

[platinumsage]

Ants are all enslaved to a demon queen overlord, it's not very woke to try and copy their working practices, regardless of how efficient they may be.

 

[DotCommunist]

Faster moving, un-laden ants will queue patiently behind slower moving, loaded individuals instead of rushing to overtake and disrupting the flow of traffic.

every human occupant slamming the override button repeatedly as soon as a picoseconds inconvenience threatens their day

 

[maomao]

That's all very well, but I bet driver ants don't have to contend with cyclist ants or Low Traffic Colony zones.

Yeah, just millions of deadly predators, human feet etc. And every journey is hard work for communal survival not just going to.McD's cause they're too lazy to cook.

 

[8ball]

Yeah, just millions of deadly predators, human feet etc. And every journey is hard work for communal survival not just going to.McD's cause they're too lazy to cook.

I think you have just described most posters' idea of utopia.

 

[A380]

This is stupid.

How could an ant work the pedals and reach the steering wheel at the same time?

 

[dessiato]

This is stupid.

How could an ant work the pedals and reach the steering wheel at the same time?

They'd have ant sized radios which they use to give instructions to the ants tasked with operating other functions in the car. They'd have little on/off switches on fly-by-wire systems. Steering would be by ant sized steering wheels.