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Waymo already works in light rain, and they've been testing in snow. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/waymo-snow-navigation/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/0
by ehsankia 8y ago
Waymo already works in light rain, and they've been testing in snow.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/waymo-snow-navigation/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/waymo-snow-navigation/
Also, the lack of support for harder environment isn't because they're impossible, but rather because they are focusing on getting it perfect in normal environments before expanding. The person said they are "coming along fine", not that they are done.
- joe_the_user 8y agoAlso, the lack of support for harder environment isn't because they're impossible, but rather because they are focusing on getting it perfect in normal environments before expanding. I beg to differ. I claim that adverse environments are very hard, even pathological problems and placid driving in well laid out suburban road with generally well behaved drivers are merely hard problems. The thing is that an engineering team working on a problem like self-driving in adverse conditions is always going to be making some progress. The main question is whether they are going to make the kind of progress that justifies the hefty expenses involved.