Telstar Logistics is Todd Lappin's blog on aviation, aerospace, military technology, and urban oddities, including his official-looking personal vehicle.
HN commenters link its 'What is Telstar Logistics' post as a funny story about making a personal vehicle look official to park in loading zones.
https://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2007/01/the_giant_robot.html
> Developed by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, the Advanced Rotary Plow (ARP) uses a network of magnets embedded along the roadway to guide the massive snow-spewing machine along the Interstate in zero-visibility conditions -- like a blinded pilot flying on instruments. Meanwhile, an onboard array of sensors sniffs out obstacles -- such as abandoned cars, hungry cows, napping yetis, or whatever -- that may lie hidden beneath the deep snows.
https://path.berkeley.edu/development-advanced-rotary-plow-arp-snow-removal-operations
https://path.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/development_of_the_advanced_rotary_plow_arp_for_snow_removal_operations_2006-17.pdf (pdf)
The PDF has a complete breakdown of how it works (and I mean really complete - like "here's all the gates in the magnetometers")
You can see some of the interface in https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/janfeb-2001/safe-plowing-applying-intelligent-vehicle-technology
> This ASP Human-Machine Interface is mounted on the windshield. Some of the worst visibility conditions on the planet can be overcome with the aid of the ASP cab-mounted display, which receives its data from the plow's collision-warning system. Radar sensing assists human sight to find the road and obstacles that may be in the way of the plow.
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Late addition...
https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/901/200313.pdf?sequence=1…
It depends on what you call 'mass'. I think most people would agree Liberty ships were mass-produced (fairly large production run, assembly line, interchangeable 'parts' welded together)
Even today, you still get production runs of fairly large ships, such as http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2011/01/us-navy-plans-to-order-20-new-littoral-combat-ships.html. It has two companies each build a series of 10 ships.
These posts always remind me of Todd Lappin's Telstar Logistics[1] in which he makes his personal vehicle look "official" and gets away with lots adventures with it.
[1] https://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2006/09/what_is_telstar.html
[2] https://www.flickr.com/people/telstar/
See also https://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2006/09/what_is_telstar.html
"The short answer is that it's a scam for parking illegally in loading zones. The nerdy answer is that it's an ongoing experiment in corporate phenomenology, urban camouflage, and brand development."
Have a look at Telstar logistics
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2006/09/what_is_telstar.html
See also Telstar Logistics: https://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2006/09/what_is_telstar.html