vehicle
Let an agent explain vehicle types and classification, describe propulsion, safety and regulation, support choosing and maintaining vehicles at a general level, and describe history and trends such as electrification and automation.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What vehicles are.
Types
Types and classification.
Types
Types.
- How are vehicles classified by medium, propulsion and use, and what are the main categories? definition
- Which vehicle type is meant? boundary
Propulsion
Propulsion.
Propulsion
Propulsion.
- How do combustion, electric, hybrid, human and animal propulsion compare? definition
- Which entry fits a specific propulsion type? action
Use Choosing and maintaining.
Choose
Choosing a vehicle.
Choose
Choosing.
- Which vehicle type suits this need, considering cost, use, safety and environment? action
- Which entry fits a specific vehicle class? action
Maintain
Maintenance and safety.
Maintain
Maintenance.
- How are vehicles maintained and operated safely, according to manufacturers and authorities? provenance
- Is a breakdown or crash emergency present now? boundary
Regulate Regulation and environment.
Regulation
Regulation.
Regulation
Regulation.
- How are vehicles regulated for safety, emissions, licensing and registration? provenance
- Which entry fits vehicle regulation in a jurisdiction? action
Environment
Environmental impact.
Environment
Environment.
- What are the environmental impacts of vehicles, and what policies address them, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and trends.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did vehicles develop from carts and boats to modern transport? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- How are electrification, automation and shared mobility changing vehicles? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
A machine or device designed to transport people or goods, on land, water, in the air or in space, including road vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles, rail vehicles, bicycles and other human-powered vehicles, watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, powered by engines, motors, animals or humans; vehicles are classified by medium, propulsion and use, regulated for safety and emissions, and are central to transport systems and economies.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain vehicle types and classification, describe propulsion, safety and regulation, support choosing and maintaining vehicles at a general level, and describe history and trends such as electrification and automation.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Transport function
- Medium-specific
- Propulsion variety
- Regulated
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Operate or move a vehicle it is not authorized to control or that has failed safety checks.
- Track a vehicle in a way that follows its driver without consent or lawful basis.
- Disable brakes, lights or other safety systems, or tamper with emissions controls.
- Assist in stealing a vehicle or concealing its identity.
Only with a human decision
- Taking control of a vehicle in an emergency where people may be hurt.
- Transferring, impounding or scrapping a vehicle.
May
- Classify vehicles by type, propulsion and use, and read registration markings it is permitted to check.
- Report a vehicle's state, position and faults to its keeper or operator.
- Operate a vehicle only where it is authorized and certified to do so.
Moral aspects Filled
- Vehicles kill and injure; every automated action near traffic must put human safety first.
- Movement data from vehicles reveals where people live, work and go.
Who is affected
- Occupants and passengers
- Other road and water users
- Pedestrians
Owners Filled
Steward
The registered keeper or operator; the relevant transport authority keeps the register.
Master systems
- National vehicle, vessel and aircraft registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q106839123 - registry parent class
- Q115797408 - registry parent class
- Q223557 - registry parent class
- Q811367 - registry parent class
related
- means of transport - category
- physical object - category
- armored car - a military vehicle type
- electrical connector - charging and electrical systems
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.vehicle
- Wikidata: Q42889 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42889)
Direct properties required Filled
- Overall dimensions: m - Length, width, and height are measured for a stated operating or storage configuration.
- Vehicle mass: kg - Mass is determined by weighing or documented engineering calculations with occupants, cargo, fuel, and other consumables explicitly accounted for.
- Payload capacity: kg - Permitted payload is established from the vehicle's documented structural and operating limits.
- Travel speed: m/s - Speed is measured relative to a specified reference such as the ground, surrounding water, or surrounding air.
Recognition required Filled
- Device for transporting people or goods
- Land, water, air or space
- Infrastructure such as roads is not a vehicle; a machine that does not transport is not one
- Cars, trucks, trains, bicycles, ships, aircraft and more.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain types and classification
- describe propulsion and regulation
- support choice and maintenance
- describe history and trends
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Crashes and injuries
- Emissions and pollution
- Mechanical failure
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Vehicle type approval and safety standards
- Emissions and fuel economy regulation
- Licensing and registration rules
Context of use required Filled
- Machines for transporting people or goods.
- road vehicles
- rail vehicles
- human-powered vehicles
- watercraft
- aircraft and spacecraft
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q42889: vehicle - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Vehicle - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each vehicle class be a separate entry?
- How should regulations be linked by jurisdiction?
- How should trend data be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q42889/spec.json