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It's a PR stunt and an attempt to continue to show "progress" so they can keep getting funding. Their current design requires up-to-date ultra high definition
by viscanti 5y ago
It's a PR stunt and an attempt to continue to show "progress" so they can keep getting funding. Their current design requires up-to-date ultra high definition 3d mapping, perfect weather conditions, and a minimal amount of traffic weirdness. Maybe 5g gives them a way to keep up to date 3d maps onboard, but even if that works out the data costs and cost to continually re-map the streets makes it so the unit economics don't work. It's not like they just need a few more miles of "learning", the foundation of their entire strategy is flawed and can't scale.
- amacneil 5y agoWeather and traffic - fair criticisms. HD Maps - really aren’t as difficult as you’re making them out to be. Most AV companies can update their maps using sensor data from their own fleet. And the cars need to recharge/service at a facility every few hours anyway. So there certainly isn’t any need for 5g or expensive cell data to make HD maps scale.
- Matrixik 5y agoIt's not in this article but I read it in other on ars that they go to SF because it turns out that they was on too easy roads.