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An airport in Norway has been cleared of snow by completely autonomous snowploughs, and it could help reduce airport delays.
The technology uses 4G communications and GPS to allow retrofitted machines to navigate around runways. The 5.5 metre wide vehicles are capable of clearing 357,500 square metres an hour, and can work in formation with several other snowploughs at once, further increasing their efficiency.
NameOmitted wrote:Am I missing something? It's cool that we can do this, but how does this actually reduce delays? Are these plows inherently more time-efficient than when operated by people, or is it just that you don't need to keep a staff on standby?
NameOmitted wrote:Am I missing something? It's cool that we can do this, but how does this actually reduce delays? Are these plows inherently more time-efficient than when operated by people, or is it just that you don't need to keep a staff on standby?
