Normal view

China’s most infamous ghost town is now training ground for driverless trucks

3 October 2025 at 05:00
A Chinese city that failed to attract people has become a sandbox for machines. Ordos, a coal-rich northern Chinese city that never took off after prices crashed in 2012, has...

© Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

TO GO WITH AFP STORY 'China-economy-society-property,FEATURE' by Allison JacksonA driver approaches an intersection in Kangbashi, a district on the outskirts of Ordos, in China's Inner Mongolia on April 20, 2011. Kangbashi district offers residents "new modern" living, with tree-lined streets, shiny apartment buildings, vast parklands, restaurants and even a motor racing track. But seven years after construction workers broke ground on the arid plateau, most of the apartments appear empty and the wide streets are almost deserted -- earning Kangbashi the tag of "ghost city". AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

The best Drupal Contest is LIVE!

Just wanted to share that DrupalFit is running the DrupalFit Challenge – Vienna Edition this year. The idea is simple: they audit submitted Drupal websites using their DrupalFit tool, checking things like performance, security, accessibility, and overall site health.

They’ll recognize the top sites across five award categories, with winners announced live at DrupalCon Vienna on October 16th.

If you’ve got a site you’re proud of, it could be a fun way to see how it measures up and get some recognition from the community.

You can submit your enteries here - https://forms.gle/7DdVGAd4RTqn3Yy77

submitted by /u/98Palak
[link] [comments]
❌