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It would be interesting to allow tele operations in this kind of scenario so the drunk, sleeping, underage, and disabled can benefit from self driving cars.

• nradov 10y ago
  Our wireless communications infrastructure lacks the reliability and latency guarantees that would be necessary for remote operation.
  • sytse 10y ago
    The idea is that when there is an unexpected situation that car stops and the teleoperator would indicate the best path forward. The human would not drive like an RC car but more like a rally car navigator. This is for example mentioned in http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/self-driving/after-mastering-singapores-streets-nutonomys-robotaxis-are-poised-to-take-on-new-cities http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/self-driving/after-m... "Eventually, nuTonomy will transition to full autonomy with the option for teleoperation."
    • jpindar 10y ago
      There's plenty of places that have no cell phone reception. I go through one on my commute, and it's not even all that rural.
      • sytse 10y ago
        That is a problem. But I do think that teleoperation will be a thing despite that.