4 ms·
It would be nice if Google's streetview/mapping could be used like lint(1) to produce reports about conflicting or potentially confusing road signage and markin
by dmckeon 10y ago
It would be nice if Google's streetview/mapping could be used like lint(1) to produce reports about conflicting
or potentially confusing road signage and markings,
so transport agencies could tune their presentation.
This would all be moot after self-driving transport
conquers the planet, but could be useful in the meantime.
- clock_tower 10y agoEven after self-driving cars conquer the planet, how do you think they'll figure out that they're in a construction zone, if not road signs? More seriously, Street View as lint for road signs would be a superb idea! It's probably not something that anyone short of Google would have the processing power to do, but it would help a great deal. (Assuming municipalities want help, that is. There are plenty of small towns that operate as speed traps, looking to shake down drivers by posting few speed-limit signs and many traffic cops. But lint-for-road-signs could reveal when an area has unresolved road-sign issues, and warn drivers to take another route.)