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rvnxtoday at 3:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

Training drone operators ? It's literally one of the hottest segment now in the flying sector. Google Maps has one of the best urban map and now a flight engine.

Grand Theft Auto is now doing it, but Google Earth would make more sense because it can bring a more realistic environment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1szcl5i/google_...


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rzzzttoday at 5:30 PM

I keep thinking about this and now your comment reminded me of it: did OpenAI have a "gym" 10(+?) years ago where autonomous cars were trying to navigate Los Santos in GTA5? If not, whose work was it and why did it come to an end?

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thimabitoday at 3:51 PM

I hadn’t thought about that, it’s a valid use case and likely to have increasing demand as drone deliveries become commonplace in the next few years.

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