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It's definitely not a solved problem in the real world. Eye tracking in the lab works great but in the real world there are lots of challenges. Low light levels

It's definitely not a solved problem in the real world. Eye tracking in the lab works great but in the real world there are lots of challenges. Low light levels at night, drivers wearing sunglasses, drivers squinting etc.

staunch 8y ago
That's solvable: if it can't see your eyes, then you can't use Autopilot. That should still let the majority of people use Autopilot the majority of the time.
- marmshallow 8y ago
  I want to wear sunglasses.
  - k_sh 8y ago
    Further than that, if you're driving west at sundown it's much safer to be wearing sunglasses than squinting.
  - ferongr 8y ago
    Then you can't use Autopilot. Where's the confusion.
  - kurtisc 8y ago
    Your desire to wear sunglasses is a lower priority than the health of the people you share the road with.
    - tafycent 8y ago
      So being blinded with autopilot on is safer than being able to see, but allowing the possibility of inattentiveness? That's ridiculous.
      - kurtisc 8y ago
        No. Your assumption that I'm saying that is, frankly, ridiculous. If you're being blinded, put the sunglasses on and turn Autopilot off. Of course, I doubt that eye-tracking works particularly well if you're squinting and averting your eyes anyway: the act of being attentive precludes being blinded in itself.
        tafycent 8y ago
        Why would the attentiveness monitor be tied to autopilot? Some modern cars without autopilot already have attentiveness monitors. It's ridiculous to require people not to wear sunglasses. Just for the sake of attentiveness monitors. Anybody driving east to west in the afternoon or west to east in the morning wouldn't be able to use it at all.
  - jonhendry18 8y ago
    Making sure you're at least facing in the correct direction (chin up, facing forward) would help even if sunglasses prevented locating the actual gaze target. If you still want to use your phone, it'll be easier for the cops to catch you doing it.
icc97 8y ago
GM's Super Cruise has eye tracking [0] [0]: http://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-cruise http://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-c...
- barbegal 8y ago
  GM's Super Cruise uses an infrared camera so it can effectively see through most sunglasses. Some glasses do block infrared light too so the Super Cruise system doesn't work in all cases [1]. [1] https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/henry-payne/2017/10/10/super-cruise-lifts-cadillac-driverless/106483660/ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/henry-pa...

staunch 8y ago

That's solvable: if it can't see your eyes, then you can't use Autopilot. That should still let the majority of people use Autopilot the majority of the time.

marmshallow 8y ago
I want to wear sunglasses.
- k_sh 8y ago
  Further than that, if you're driving west at sundown it's much safer to be wearing sunglasses than squinting.
- ferongr 8y ago
  Then you can't use Autopilot. Where's the confusion.
- kurtisc 8y ago
  Your desire to wear sunglasses is a lower priority than the health of the people you share the road with.
  - tafycent 8y ago
    So being blinded with autopilot on is safer than being able to see, but allowing the possibility of inattentiveness? That's ridiculous.
    - kurtisc 8y ago
      No. Your assumption that I'm saying that is, frankly, ridiculous. If you're being blinded, put the sunglasses on and turn Autopilot off. Of course, I doubt that eye-tracking works particularly well if you're squinting and averting your eyes anyway: the act of being attentive precludes being blinded in itself.
      - tafycent 8y ago
        Why would the attentiveness monitor be tied to autopilot? Some modern cars without autopilot already have attentiveness monitors. It's ridiculous to require people not to wear sunglasses. Just for the sake of attentiveness monitors. Anybody driving east to west in the afternoon or west to east in the morning wouldn't be able to use it at all.
- jonhendry18 8y ago
  Making sure you're at least facing in the correct direction (chin up, facing forward) would help even if sunglasses prevented locating the actual gaze target. If you still want to use your phone, it'll be easier for the cops to catch you doing it.

icc97 8y ago

GM's Super Cruise has eye tracking [0] [0]: http://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-cruise http://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-c...

barbegal 8y ago
GM's Super Cruise uses an infrared camera so it can effectively see through most sunglasses. Some glasses do block infrared light too so the Super Cruise system doesn't work in all cases [1]. [1] https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/henry-payne/2017/10/10/super-cruise-lifts-cadillac-driverless/106483660/ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/henry-pa...