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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by rafale on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:03AM (#30989780)
I didn't know they load test bridges. Wouldn't that put unnecessary wear on the structure and age it prematurely?
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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by jaywalk on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:33AM (#30990209)
What? No, not at all. The bridge has to be able to handle the max load, otherwise it's not safe. If the load test causes any issues with the bridge, that is a massive red flag.
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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by JaimeThompson on Monday April 11, 2022 @12:05PM (#30990740)
The max load test is to verify it can support the max rated load before safety margin so they aren't testing it to the point right before it fails.
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