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Maybe this is ridiculous, but is it feasible that Tesla plans to use the SpaceX Starlink satellites to offload data for processing remotely?

• jedberg 7y ago
  Unlikely, too risky. Even the slightest glitch in the network could be disastrous. The car has to be at least smart enough to pull over and stop safely.
  • mAritz 7y ago
    When talking about computation being a power drain, one could imagine a scenario where certain computations that can deal with the latency of starlink internet could be offloaded by default to the cloud. When a network failure is detected or results take too long to come in, the on-board computer could still take over the same computations, resulting in more power drain for a short moment.
  • gzer0 7y ago
    There are 4,000+ planned starlink satellites that are planning to be deployed in total. This, in addition to backup with cell towers in case starlink goes down really makes this scenario risk-free.
• daniel2x 7y ago
  Have you ever filled out a Captcha identifying roadsigns?
  • jamestimmins 7y ago
    I'm not sure I follow? I'm just asking whether it's possible that the underlying processing could take place in a remote server, rather than an onboard computer in the car.
    • daniel2x 7y ago
      I was making a subtle joke that filling out a captcha identifying roadsigns could be the remote server that drives someone's car.