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2 issues I have not seen addressed by this article or others: 1/ interference. Having one lidar-beaming car going down the road works. What happens when there
by 205guy 10y ago
2 issues I have not seen addressed by this article or others:
1/ interference. Having one lidar-beaming car going down the road works. What happens when there are many? I suppose it just means more illumination, but could there be an interference or "blinding" situation? What about pedestrian/pet eye safety? I sincerely hope that all are being considered now that this self-driving race is on.
2/ if Uber skirts around taxi regulations by being "just" an app that connects independent drivers with riders, how do they justify researching, producing, and deploying these cars with uber employees aboard?
- dcposch 10y ago1. is a solved problem, at least at Project Chauffeur (Google's autonomous driving effort). I live in Mountain View and see self driving cars every day, often driving next to or past each other. 2. Long term, it's not clear to me that taxi laws would apply to cars that drive themselves. Short term, re this pilot project w Uber employees in the driver seat: taxi laws are local. Maybe they got permission from the city.