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I think the better question is why should a car be relying on a cloud computer at all for real-time decisions -- what would that car do when it's in a cellular

I think the better question is why should a car be relying on a cloud computer at all for real-time decisions -- what would that car do when it's in a cellular dead zone?

kybernetikos 8y ago
While I don't want safety critical decisions to be made by cloud services so that my provider can charge me a premium to unlock even safer decision making, I think that it's pretty reasonable to start with full autonomy only on preprepared stretches of road. If that was the deal then you could have connectivity built into the road or road furniture and if the car detected a lack of connectivity it should come to a safe stop or revert to manual control. It seems like we could benefit from a technological principle of Subsidiarity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity
qznc 8y ago
There are edge cases where it is possible. My employer sells Automated Valet Parking [0] where the video cameras of the garage are used to steer the vehicle. Of course, this is a well controlled space where you can ensure connectivity and the car will drive slowly so you can ensure safety. I don't believe safe real time and 5G cellular networks can be combined at reasonable scale. The latency is enough for some use cases, but reliability/connectivity/safety is not enough. So we still agree here. [0] https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/highlights/automated-mobility/automated-valet-parking/ https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/highlights/autom...