Chapter 11 Experiences gathered

Here I will write down how the adventure goes

11.1 Install donkey car on Mac

http://docs.donkeycar.com/guide/install_software/#install-donkeycar-on-mac

Installation went without problem. Note: After closing the Terminal, when you open it again, you will need to type source activate donkey to re-enable the mappings to donkey specific Python libraries

11.2 Donkey car simulator

http://docs.donkeycar.com/guide/simulator/

Typical Use

• Start simulator
• Double check that log dir exists and is empty
• Start scene of your choice
• Hit Auto Drive w Rec button
• Vary the Max Speed, Prop, and Diff sliders to obtain a variety of driving styles
• Wait 10-15 minutes until you have recorded 10K+ frames of data.
• Hit the Stop button
• Hit the Exit button
• Move the log dir to the ~/d2/data/ dir where you normally put tub data. - This will create a ~/d2/data/log path.
• Train as usual.