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Autonomous construction equipment could be the intermediate step between automated factory equipment and self-driving cars. Although there is plenty of justified enthusiasm for self-driving cars, there are still many technical and regulatory challenges to overcome before we can move automation from enclosed industrial settings to the open road.
“I actually think we’ll see autonomous equipment commonplace on job sites much sooner than on public roads,” says Noah Ready-Campbell, founder of Built Robotics. His company launched out of stealth in October with self-driving construction equipment.