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I live in India. Irrespective of whether the Government bans driverless cars or not, Indian roads and traffic conditions are not suitable for driverless cars. P

I live in India. Irrespective of whether the Government bans driverless cars or not, Indian roads and traffic conditions are not suitable for driverless cars. Period.

Pxtl 9y ago
I visited Kerala for a week for work. The roads in Thiruvananthapuram make me think the traffic conditions aren't really suitable for cars with drivers either.
deepGem 9y ago
I bet if we start testing self driving cars in India, we'll get there in perhaps another 10-20 years. What's needed is an extremely good path planning algorithm. Rest of the self driving tech SLAM et al is already solved. However, the bigger problem on Indian roads is congestion. I think you need smaller autonomous vehicles that can navigate through the crevices and cracks ( gallis ). Something smaller than the Tata Nano.
- praving5 9y ago
  definitely a driverless toy car :)
shriek 9y ago
On contrary it might actually bring some order in traffic situation.
ShirsenduK 9y ago
I build products in India. You do not understand how the technology works. Driverless technology is AI based i.e. it learns the same way a human does. All it requires is training, a lot of training, 10000 hours or more. I am working on self-driving tech and I can _show_ you the technology works even in hills of the Himalayas where there are no road signs or lane markings.
- kamaal 9y ago
  >>Driverless technology is AI based i.e. it learns the same way a human does. Not as of today. Its not generic AI. Also to an extent you need good road infrastructure for these things, which we don't have it here in India.
  - ShirsenduK 9y ago
    Why do you need generic AI to solve driving? Driving is a system of visual recognition followed by path planning. You see what is on the road and then decide acceleration, brake and steering angle. Enlighten me if there is anything more to driving. As for object detection in an image, AI is more accurate than an human today.
    - praving5 9y ago
      On the drawing board and slides, it would definitely work. No doubts about that!!! Keep me informed when you have a driverless car on the road and you are worry-free to send your kid or any other loved one in it.
      - ShirsenduK 9y ago
        Will take 10 years but will happen. My kid won't need a driving license!

I live in India. Irrespective of whether the Government bans driverless cars or not, Indian roads and traffic conditions are not suitable for driverless cars. Period.

Pxtl 9y ago

I visited Kerala for a week for work. The roads in Thiruvananthapuram make me think the traffic conditions aren't really suitable for cars with drivers either.

deepGem 9y ago

I bet if we start testing self driving cars in India, we'll get there in perhaps another 10-20 years. What's needed is an extremely good path planning algorithm. Rest of the self driving tech SLAM et al is already solved. However, the bigger problem on Indian roads is congestion. I think you need smaller autonomous vehicles that can navigate through the crevices and cracks ( gallis ). Something smaller than the Tata Nano.

praving5 9y ago
definitely a driverless toy car :)

shriek 9y ago

On contrary it might actually bring some order in traffic situation.

ShirsenduK 9y ago

I build products in India. You do not understand how the technology works. Driverless technology is AI based i.e. it learns the same way a human does. All it requires is training, a lot of training, 10000 hours or more. I am working on self-driving tech and I can _show_ you the technology works even in hills of the Himalayas where there are no road signs or lane markings.

kamaal 9y ago
>>Driverless technology is AI based i.e. it learns the same way a human does. Not as of today. Its not generic AI. Also to an extent you need good road infrastructure for these things, which we don't have it here in India.
- ShirsenduK 9y ago
  Why do you need generic AI to solve driving? Driving is a system of visual recognition followed by path planning. You see what is on the road and then decide acceleration, brake and steering angle. Enlighten me if there is anything more to driving. As for object detection in an image, AI is more accurate than an human today.
  - praving5 9y ago
    On the drawing board and slides, it would definitely work. No doubts about that!!! Keep me informed when you have a driverless car on the road and you are worry-free to send your kid or any other loved one in it.
    - ShirsenduK 9y ago
      Will take 10 years but will happen. My kid won't need a driving license!