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was indeed very surprising to hear that snow condition wasn't been specifically addressed yet, and yet they talk about robotaxi for next year. I've never yet s
by mft_ 8y ago
was indeed very surprising to hear that snow condition wasn't been specifically addressed yet, and yet they talk about robotaxi for next year.
I've never yet seen a city with a taxi service which is reliable in heavy snow - things usually fall completely apart. (Not to mention buses, trains, planes, etc...)
Even if the robotaxis are shown to not be able to operate in snow, it's not necessarily an indictment of the whole robotaxi concept. If they can work in snow-free conditions, it's still covering the majority of time, in the majority of potential markets.
- soperj 8y agoThere's literally snow on the ground for the majority of the year in Edmonton. There's snow on the ground right now.
- mrep 8y agoNot on the roads though and that is where it matters. Most snowfall gets plowed up within a day of the snowfall ending.
- na85 8y agoNot in places like Winnipeg. Streets stay snowy for months.
- mft_ 8y agoHah, as I wrote my previous comment, inserting a caveat about Canada ran through my mind :) My point still stands for most of the rest of the world, though.