Driverless, computer-controlled trains at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) have windshield wipers. But the train doesn’t need to—in fact can’t—see the physical path in front of it, and the train’s human passengers don’t need a clear view either. Do we think that, if we can’t see, the train won’t be able to either?
Another possibility: The trains are off-the-rack and came with wipers already. I wonder if the wipers activate when it rains. If so, how? There would have to be moisture sensors, because there would be no human to turn them on or off.
October 16, 2008 at 10:50
[…] since I flew through Dallas/Fort-Worth International Airport back in mid-August, the presence of windshield wipers on the airport’s computer-controlled and entirely automated Skylink people-movers has been […]