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If a car can drive itself around Pittsburgh, it can drive itself anywhere.

grecy 10y ago
Your experience in North America is mundane compared to what the world has to offer. Quito, Rio, Lagos and the other mega-cities of the developing world are so much more chaotic. I look forward to driving in the big cities of India one day :)
tomschlick 10y ago
No doubt. Between all the bridges, narrow roadways, winding hills, inclement weather and mislabelled streets we (Pittsburgh) present a big challenge for human drivers let alone robots. Glad to see all the Uber SD cars buzzing around shadyside the past few months though.
mynegation 10y ago
Seconded. Of all places in North America PGH for me is the most stressful place to drive. The use of GPS for someone not familiar with the city is obligatory and even then you need to stay exactly in the right lane at the right time. Other places in the world can present different type of stress like hectic streets of India, China, or South East Asia, but there you have an option to slow down and do a lot of honking. Not so much in PGH. It is combination of three rivers, hilly terrain, complicated interchanges and numerous bridges, but knowledgeable locals just vroom by.
- Isamu 10y ago
  I am sad about the slow but steady loss of the few remaining cobblestone streets around Pgh. But have you seen the wooden street in Shadyside? That's still there.
  - Hydraulix989 10y ago
    http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/06/05/construction-begins-to-replace-brick-road-in-oakmont/ http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/06/05/construction-begin... At least they are still keeping the brick road in Oakmont. I had to check online to make sure.
- lbrandy 10y ago
  First time I ever went to Pittsburgh, driving w/o a gps, we were trying to find 6th street. We were on an avenue hoping to see numbered cross streets. We ended up at the intersection of 5th avenue and 6th avenue (https://goo.gl/maps/MSJC93Z4rLC2 https://goo.gl/maps/MSJC93Z4rLC2). I remember just laughing. Which way do we go? Any way will do I guess.
  - Frondo 10y ago
    This was in Austin but I always got such a kick out of it :) The intersection of Barton Hills Drive and Barton Hills Drive: https://goo.gl/maps/HaA3iSvxZm22 https://goo.gl/maps/HaA3iSvxZm22
mountaineer22 10y ago
Eh. Test it in the rural mountain roads of West Virginia.
- dsfyu404ed 10y ago
  And Boston while you're at it.

grecy 10y ago

Your experience in North America is mundane compared to what the world has to offer. Quito, Rio, Lagos and the other mega-cities of the developing world are so much more chaotic. I look forward to driving in the big cities of India one day :)

tomschlick 10y ago

No doubt. Between all the bridges, narrow roadways, winding hills, inclement weather and mislabelled streets we (Pittsburgh) present a big challenge for human drivers let alone robots. Glad to see all the Uber SD cars buzzing around shadyside the past few months though.

mynegation 10y ago

Seconded. Of all places in North America PGH for me is the most stressful place to drive. The use of GPS for someone not familiar with the city is obligatory and even then you need to stay exactly in the right lane at the right time. Other places in the world can present different type of stress like hectic streets of India, China, or South East Asia, but there you have an option to slow down and do a lot of honking. Not so much in PGH. It is combination of three rivers, hilly terrain, complicated interchanges and numerous bridges, but knowledgeable locals just vroom by.

Isamu 10y ago
I am sad about the slow but steady loss of the few remaining cobblestone streets around Pgh. But have you seen the wooden street in Shadyside? That's still there.
- Hydraulix989 10y ago
  http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/06/05/construction-begins-to-replace-brick-road-in-oakmont/ http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/06/05/construction-begin... At least they are still keeping the brick road in Oakmont. I had to check online to make sure.
lbrandy 10y ago
First time I ever went to Pittsburgh, driving w/o a gps, we were trying to find 6th street. We were on an avenue hoping to see numbered cross streets. We ended up at the intersection of 5th avenue and 6th avenue (https://goo.gl/maps/MSJC93Z4rLC2 https://goo.gl/maps/MSJC93Z4rLC2). I remember just laughing. Which way do we go? Any way will do I guess.
- Frondo 10y ago
  This was in Austin but I always got such a kick out of it :) The intersection of Barton Hills Drive and Barton Hills Drive: https://goo.gl/maps/HaA3iSvxZm22 https://goo.gl/maps/HaA3iSvxZm22

mountaineer22 10y ago

Eh. Test it in the rural mountain roads of West Virginia.

dsfyu404ed 10y ago
And Boston while you're at it.