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That's probably right or very close to what is happening, but what I cannot understand: what about damn black-and-yellow barrier board right in front of the car

That's probably right or very close to what is happening, but what I cannot understand: what about damn black-and-yellow barrier board right in front of the car closing in at the speed of 60mph? Some sensor should have picked up on that.

godshatter 9y ago
This was my thought as well. Doesn't the system have the equivalent of reflexes that override the approved plan? I've been skeptical of autonomous driving since it started to become a possibility. I spend a fair amount of time making corrections while driving that have nothing to do with what's happening in my immediate vicinity. If it can't handle an obstruction in the road, how will it handle sensing a collision down the road, or a deer that was sensed by the side of the road, or even just backing away from an aggressive driver in a large grouping of vehicles in front of you? I've had to slow down and/or move off on to the shoulder on two lane country roads because someone mistimed it when passing a vehicle. I don't have much faith in how this system would handle that. Not to mention handling an actual emergency failure like a tire blowing out. I'm sure they will get there eventually, but it looks like they have conquered all the low-hanging fruit and somehow think that's enough. I'm now officially adding "staying away from vehicles studded with cameras and sensors" to my list of driving rules.
- nerpderp83 9y ago
  What is someone drives down the road with lane-marking painter? I have witnessed two or three times in my life, it used to just be funny, but now it can be deadly.
nerpderp83 9y ago
The cars will for survival should outweigh the lane marker following algorithm. Maintaining distance and trajectory relative to things with mass is more important than coloring within in the lines.

3 ms·

That's probably right or very close to what is happening, but what I cannot understand: what about damn black-and-yellow barrier board right in front of the car

by mynegation 9y ago

godshatter 9y ago
This was my thought as well. Doesn't the system have the equivalent of reflexes that override the approved plan? I've been skeptical of autonomous driving since it started to become a possibility. I spend a fair amount of time making corrections while driving that have nothing to do with what's happening in my immediate vicinity. If it can't handle an obstruction in the road, how will it handle sensing a collision down the road, or a deer that was sensed by the side of the road, or even just backing away from an aggressive driver in a large grouping of vehicles in front of you? I've had to slow down and/or move off on to the shoulder on two lane country roads because someone mistimed it when passing a vehicle. I don't have much faith in how this system would handle that. Not to mention handling an actual emergency failure like a tire blowing out. I'm sure they will get there eventually, but it looks like they have conquered all the low-hanging fruit and somehow think that's enough. I'm now officially adding "staying away from vehicles studded with cameras and sensors" to my list of driving rules.
- nerpderp83 9y ago
  What is someone drives down the road with lane-marking painter? I have witnessed two or three times in my life, it used to just be funny, but now it can be deadly.
nerpderp83 9y ago
The cars will for survival should outweigh the lane marker following algorithm. Maintaining distance and trajectory relative to things with mass is more important than coloring within in the lines.