This browser simulation lets you wreck cars to train self-driving AI

Driving, driving, driving… DEATH! If ceding control of your car to AI scares you, this demo isn’t going to ease your fears. Created by 17-year-old designer and engineer Jan Hünermann, the application acts as an on-going project journal. His goal is to “create a fully self-learning agent” capable of piloting a car in a 2D environment. It’s obviously a work in progress. Built in Javascript, the application allows website visitors to watch as two cars pilot their way around pre-built obstacles. Or, you can up the ante and build your own road blocks. The cars are capable navigators. They struggle, however, when…

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