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Google's self driving cars only drive on roads that have been comprehensively mapped by google at great expense. You couldn't just take it to a new country and
by throwaway7767 11y ago
Google's self driving cars only drive on roads that have been comprehensively mapped by google at great expense. You couldn't just take it to a new country and expect it to work.
So yeah, there's a very long way to go until self-driving cars are ready to replace human drivers.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI believe it'll happen quicker than you think. Even if we can't move beyond having to create and maintain detailed road maps, once the concept has been proven to work, you can expect many companies simultaneously jumping to map their local regions. That's one thing capitalism is really good at - distributed, simultaneous deployment of solutions that have money-making potential.
- throwaway7767 11y agoI hope you're right. I could see that happening in warmer climates. But what about when landmarks and points of reference are covered in snow? GPS is not accurate enough to be used as a sole reference, you need a visual/LIDAR reference to back it up. The system will have to work in 100% of circumstances before laws will be changed to allow for driverless cars. I could see that happening in 20 years, but I really doubt it'll be on the streets in 5 years like Elon Musk and others have suggested.
- pc86 11y agoConstruction alone is going to make it extremely difficult, unless there is a system such that the cars know where construction is taking place and actively avoid those routes, but that is not always known.