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Unlike scripted AI drivers, SIBINE had to learn to operate a simulated manual vehicle purely from experience, eventually completing a lap, which let the author collect measurable data on learning and behavior over repeated trials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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