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Are self-driving cars really worse at noticing bicyclists than pedestrians? The first paragraph makes it sound this way, but there's no way it's harder to trac
by jessriedel 10y ago
Are self-driving cars really worse at noticing bicyclists than pedestrians? The first paragraph makes it sound this way, but there's no way it's harder to track them than birds, and it's hard to tell whether the quote from Steven Shladover is making a comparison to pedestrians.
- mirimir 10y agoWell, pedestrians don't move as fast or maneuver as well as bicycles. And birds? I've had many close calls with birds. But I've never hit one. And more to the point, there's nothing that I could have done to change the outcome. Except maybe to roll the car, or whatever.
- Someone 10y agoI don't think so, but we build infrastructure for pedestrians, so that there are fewer points where they interact with cars.if pedestrians would have to walk in car lanes (which, by the way, should be called vehicle lanes), they would pose a big problem, too.