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mk · 3307 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Mercedes Robo-Car That Made Me Want to Stop Driving
No, check out the video, no shifting weights. It simply leans in when the wheel turns, and acceleration keeps it from falling over.
Okay, more precisely put: They're using weight where the people go in order to use the geometry the way it's intended. Yes, they're dinking with the steering column to accomplish their balance. That's why it's wobbly as fuck at low speeds - they don't have the balance one would get from riding it. If you take that bike and try to put a person on it, that weight needs to move. It can't stay where it is. There's an easier way... but it's about as dorktastic as a self-driving Vespa.