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I've been waiting for someone to try Montana in the winter. I'll believe the self driving thing when that works. Might be able to save some lives and keep the
by protomyth 7y ago
I've been waiting for someone to try Montana in the winter. I'll believe the self driving thing when that works. Might be able to save some lives and keep the number of roadside crosses down.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoHaving done SLC I15 to Spokane I90 (the route that takes you into Idaho twice, and crosses the inter continental divide a few hundred times) in the winter before, I’m not even sure human-driving works well across those passes. Was in first gear going down while locals were passing me at 80 MPH.
- pj_mukh 7y agoCanadians[1]! A whole country, full of innovation north of Montana and frighteningly aware of snow and ice :). [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zaf4pSe4v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zaf4pSe4v4
- protomyth 7y agoYeah, but Montana is, well, Montana. I'm in North Dakota and we have some really scary driving weather including the ice rink known as I-94 near Fargo. But, Montana has such a variety of driving conditions including mountain passes from heck, and a tradition of driving a bit fast to make life difficult for any automated system.
- thrwer23424 7y agoAlso rain. LIDARs don't work in the rain, and driving in rain is quite challenging in urban areas.
- myself248 7y agoHello from Michigan, and ditto. I've been dodging potholes that could eat an entire motorcycle, and I have yet to see a so-called "self-driving" car that even understood the concept of a pothole. Or random road construction that just closes an entire lane on a 1-lane road, so you have to divert into the turn lane. No arrows, just cones, figure it out. This is obvious and natural for human drivers... Or flagmen at a construction site, with the "stop/slow" sign....