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Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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What ever happened to the OpenAI/universe GTA sandbox? Is there any reason Rockstar shouldn’t support research using their game?

If there was a nice solution for it, I would have done it but there isn't. Also the action space for that would be enormous. Maybe I will be making a MuZero Bot drive in GTA, that would be fun !

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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post #3

And to me this is the essence of hacking and hacker culture, not “how do I create MVP from my idea and become an entrepreneur” or “this and that in company XYZ” mindset. So glad to see people doing silly things that in fact require skill. This is why I come to hackernews. Keep up great work with this wonderful attitude!

Comma.ai which is used in the demo is a for-profit company that makes a sellable product.

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see your point and I agree with it. But I also want to remark that in many ways, building a company is also a silly thing that in fact requires skill. I mean, I'm pretty sure I'd be way richer right now if I had just taken a job at some bigco. Or kept doing consulting. I don't feel that what I'm doing right now (building a startup because I can) is fundamentally different from my demoscene past (coding computer gra…

> But I also want to remark that in many ways, building a company is also a silly thing that in fact requires skill. It is - Tikej's point isn't that it's not a skill - but rather that it's not the right place to share these. Think of the difference between a "Startup News" and "Hacker News". Hacker news used to be very deep on tech topics, now those deep topic have become more rare.

Interestingly, Hacker News used to be called Startup News in the early days.

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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post #22

For inputs, roundabout but easiest ways I know is to either just get a Pro Micro and use the gamepad library in Arduino IDE to make it a serial-to-gamepad adapter, or use it in conjunction with a cheapest no-brand knockoff Xbox 360 controller(which are easier than genuine controllers to mod as well) and solder digital/analog out from Arduino to digital/analog sensing pads for the same effect. The latter allows real X…

Or full software solution for PlayStation is Remote Play.

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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post #3

And to me this is the essence of hacking and hacker culture, not “how do I create MVP from my idea and become an entrepreneur” or “this and that in company XYZ” mindset. So glad to see people doing silly things that in fact require skill. This is why I come to hackernews. Keep up great work with this wonderful attitude!

Comma.ai which is used in the demo is a for-profit company that makes a sellable product.

Yes the comma two https://comma.ai/shop/products/comma-two-devkit. If you have a newer Honda, Toyota etc. you can try it in real life !

Won't be working on your Aviato car, I am sorry :)

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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post #3

And to me this is the essence of hacking and hacker culture, not “how do I create MVP from my idea and become an entrepreneur” or “this and that in company XYZ” mindset. So glad to see people doing silly things that in fact require skill. This is why I come to hackernews. Keep up great work with this wonderful attitude!

I see your point and I agree with it. But I also want to remark that in many ways, building a company is also a silly thing that in fact requires skill. I mean, I'm pretty sure I'd be way richer right now if I had just taken a job at some bigco. Or kept doing consulting. I don't feel that what I'm doing right now (building a startup because I can) is fundamentally different from my demoscene past (coding computer gra…

I imagine the OP is just bored of the generic startup technology churn cycle. It can feel as though the majority of "tech stack" articles on HN are just Yet Another Web Application Tool. We have solved making web applications so hard that we have ascended to meta-tools, tools that manage our tools or use our tools for us.

It is refreshing to be reminded of the myriad of ways computers can interact with the world! I recently refreshed my love for technology by getting into 3D printing, it's nice to have a tangible result for my efforts behind the keyboard. The machine is surprisingly rudimentary as well, and reminds me of old school CNC machines, so it's relaxing in the way driving a classic car can be. You can understand all the parts and their purpose intuitively, as they operate in the real world.

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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I'd love to see this done in Forza, although I'm sure that's optimizing for the wrong kind of driving behavior (lol) Amazing work!

Seems like Forza would be easier to interface with too, example: this guy built a virtual cockpit[0] using VW parts -- the shifter, tach/speedometer all work

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSEqO_2kdxLtslBK9FLqtxA

Re: Full Autopilot in GTA Using TensorFlow

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But I also want to remark that in many ways, building a company is also a silly thing that in fact requires skill. It is - Tikej's point isn't that it's not a skill - but rather that it's not the right place to share these. Think of the difference between a "Startup News" and "Hacker News". Hacker news used to be very deep on tech topics, now those deep topic have become more rare.

Interestingly, Hacker News used to be called Startup News in the early days.

Indeed, we’ve come full (half?) circle. IIRC, it was renamed to Hacker News in part to discourage meta-discussion on intellectually stimulating posts, questioning why the front page had so many posts that weren’t about startups. Now we are instead discussing startup post fatigue.
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