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Until I see autonomous vehicles testing in blizzard conditions, or even a moderate snowfall, it's relegated to the West coast. This eliminates nearly 2/3 of the
by karpodiem 10y ago
Until I see autonomous vehicles testing in blizzard conditions, or even a moderate snowfall, it's relegated to the West coast. This eliminates nearly 2/3 of the US population (who live in areas where snowfall occurs).
We're at least 5-7 years away from them testing in these conditions.
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- Jimpulse 10y agoSurprisingly, they are already testing in snow conditions. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3399315/The-driverless-car-cope-SNOW-Ford-vehicle-blizzards-tackle-slippery-corners.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3399315/The-d...
- karpodiem 10y agoThat 'testing' is taking place on the University of Michigan's M City track. I'm looking forward to testing during these conditions, in the real world, with someone behind the wheel acting as backup. I'll revise my 5-7 year comment then - I think it will this amount of time (if not more) for these autonomous vehicles to move beyond testing (prod) in winter climates. Driving on the interstate in a snow storm with semi trucks is no joke - there might actually be a threshold in which pulling over is the best option.
- justin66 10y agoPretty sure Volvo is testing in Gothenburg right now. (also, it's snowing there right now)