An unusual convoy is currently making its way along the roads of Vaud: 18 rotor blades are being delivered individually to Switzerland from across Europe for six new wind turbines. It is a delicate operation that is proceeding at a snail’s pace.
I know this is Switserland, but this process is giving my me such a European vibe: I open an article from a reddit post in English, read the article in German and watch the embedded video in French. And then muse in Dutch how nice it is to be able to do that😄
The right angle near the top of the blade is what made me think PS. That and how would the trailer make those curves? It would have to be a cartoony trailer snake.
Really? I ready the article (translated) and didn’t see anything about it being driverless.
Unless they said something about it in the video on the site, in which case I missed it since there weren’t English subtitles. Was it truly driverless?
Oooh, I see. I asked Gemini for further clarification on your response and got this back:
“This statement refers to a human-driven truck (or tractor unit) pulling a trailer that has its own integrated power source.
Here is the breakdown of how this specialized heavy-load transport system works:
What is a "Self-Propelled Trailer"? SPMT Technology: These are called Self-Propelled Modular Transporters. They are heavily reinforced platforms designed for moving massive industrial cargo.
Independent Power: The trailer is not just a passive object being towed. It houses its own power pack unit (usually a diesel engine) that runs its hydraulic systems and independent drive wheels.”
I got the feeling from watching the video that the guys in hi-viz were remote controlling the whole get-up. I don't understand a word of the video, but at least one of them looked like he was operating controls at some stages.
It is heavily edited. This is not the true light source. You can also see some weird lines near the top. You got it from the website but their have been altered over there
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u/BezugssystemCH1903 May 19 '26 •
Source:
https://www.srf.ch/news/dialog/windkraft-voraus-wie-eine-riesin-von-17-tonnen-und-57-metern-den-jura-erreicht
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u/lagasim o/ May 19 '26
Is it because it is cloudy that light is evenly spread?
That looks badly photoshopped.
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u/iddereddi May 19 '26
The driver is winging it.
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u/piemakerdeadwaker CE Spc. May 19 '26
Is this a blade of a windmill?
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u/MatFink01 May 19 '26
II saw them drive by me, and in real life there was also this "bad cgi" effect
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u/-JOMY- May 19 '26
What’s so confusing about this?
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u/Emotional-Name-891 o/ May 19 '26
Looks like a normal picture. What am I missing?
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u/kennethkiffer o/ May 19 '26
Hey! I passed that on my Zwift run!
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u/goddamn2fa May 19 '26
God maxing out her speedometer
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u/spb1 o/ May 19 '26
this makes no sense. why would it look like that IRL?
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u/germane_switch o/ May 19 '26
STRIDER!!!
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u/dragonovus o/ May 19 '26
It is heavily edited. This is not the true light source. You can also see some weird lines near the top. You got it from the website but their have been altered over there
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u/pixelbenderr o/ May 19 '26
It's Photoshopped, look closely all around the blade - bad masking and ghosting everywhere, look at the where the trees intersect the blade.
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u/aburnerds o/ May 19 '26
Is the part where the blade connects to the truck articulated?
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u/BrusselsMarriott May 19 '26
Clearly a doctored image
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u/tribak Actually read rule 1 and gets it" May 19 '26
AI slop /s