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I think that a large amount of skepticism is justified... There's a reason that all self-driving car trials are running in states with mostly sunny weather and
by patrickg_zill 8y ago
I think that a large amount of skepticism is justified... There's a reason that all self-driving car trials are running in states with mostly sunny weather and no snow.
Let me know when a self-driving trial is being run in Vermont or New Hampshire. In November.
- dmortin 8y agoEven if they can work only in good weather it can have a big impact. If, say, 50% of driving time can be automated that will bring big changes.
- DamnYuppie 8y agoSo what happens when those sunny spots get inclement weather? Do those vehicles just not run? I believe that they need to be able to operate in all reasonable conditions safely.
- dmortin 8y agoWould you buy a car which can drive itself in good weather? Many people would, because depending on the weather the car would just drive itself most of the time and you could just chill out. If the weather is good it drives itself. If the road conditions change then it asks you to take over. If I could get an automated driver 50% percent of the time or more then I'd take it without hesitation.
- AaronLasseigne 8y agoYes, they just won't run. Many sunny places don't have plows and such to handle snow. If it happens to snow, the entire place grinds to a halt. Even if the cars can handle the bad weather, the drivers are so unaccustomed to it that they're terrible on the road to the point of being very unsafe.
- netsharc 8y agoThere will probably remote operators for bad weather, but not in the way of remote steering wheel, rather the operator will tell the car "these are the limits of the road" and the car will be able to use that info instead of needing to see lane markings.
- vl 8y agoI think this is artifact of where US self-driving car developers are located. Like German cars are great for driving on autobahn. Yandex posted some videos of self-driving car in snow, for example.
- cirgue 8y agoIf I were building a self-driving car, I’d be pretty eager to provide a counterpoint to the GP to the point that I’d be willing to open an office in Boston.
- maxsilver 8y ago> all self-driving car trials are running in states with mostly sunny weather and no snow. Let me know when a self-driving trial is being run in Vermont or New Hampshire. Would Detroit Michigan's snowy winters count? Google, Ford, and Chevy already do routine winter testing there : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26/alphabet-s-waymo-will-test-self-driving-cars-in-wintry-detroit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26/alphabet-...
- patrickg_zill 8y agoThanks for that link, I hadn't seen any info about wintertime testing. Sadly the article has no info on the results of the testing.