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Shouldn't autopilot at least stop the car because of the barrier in front of it? Even if it can't figure out the lane configuration?
by jonawesomegreen 9y ago
Shouldn't autopilot at least stop the car because of the barrier in front of it? Even if it can't figure out the lane configuration?
- entropie 9y agoPropably not. A car stopping because "its confused" in the middle of a high speed lane is dangerous. Slowing down OTH (as it is shown in the video).
- markstos 9y agoStationary objects are less likely to be recognized than moving ones: https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/ https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/
- loceng 9y agoI wonder why these systems aren't linked to GPS and maps, surely you'd be able to calculate that going right into the middle of two fork options isn't going to end well.
- lancepioch 9y agoI've heard that GPS is only accurate from about 3-5 meter radius. I think this was also in the same thread talking about the government improving it though.
- danbtl 9y agoGPS by itself isn't accurate enough to determine what lane you're in. Even WAAS GPS [1] (used by autopilots for airplanes) is specified to be accurate only up to 25 ft, although the measured accuracy is usually around 3 ft. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System
- robotnixon 9y agoAutopilot has trouble with stationary objects. https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/ https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/