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Comment: At 1000 vertices both algorithms are very close. Kruskal executes millions of operations, while Prim stays under one million, but times are similar.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Abstract: Driverless technology is a crucial part of future intelligent transportation systems, and path planning is a core technology in driverless systems. This research aims to optimize existing ...