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Winter and snow is hard for a lot of reasons. But we did some testing with safety drivers in NYC last year and will be in Buffalo this year: https://twitter.com
by boulos 3y ago
Winter and snow is hard for a lot of reasons. But we did some testing with safety drivers in NYC last year and will be in Buffalo this year: https://twitter.com/Waymo/status/1721629316625093035 https://twitter.com/Waymo/status/1721629316625093035 (and others historically).
- superkuh 3y agoNext time you should try in NYC and Buffalo (or Minneapolis) during winter. Doing it without snow like the twitter and blog post show doesn't change much. Good luck.
- boulos 3y agoSorry if I was unclear, that's what we did in NYC and are doing again in Buffalo. The blog post is actually from the previous Bellevue announcement. Edit to add this link to some footage: https://twitter.com/dmitri_dolgov/status/1489318507342807041 https://twitter.com/dmitri_dolgov/status/1489318507342807041
- superkuh 3y agoNice! That's the kind of research that's needed. Obscured roads with emergent lanes.
- kirse 3y agoEver think about partnering with ARA [1] (and/or Subaru) when it comes to winter/snow and inclement-condition driving? There are groups like Team O'Neil [2] up in NH that offer closed courses for challenging driving conditions, and it would likely be a cool marketing opportunity for Waymo. [1] https://www.americanrallyassociation.org/ https://www.americanrallyassociation.org/ [2] https://teamoneil.com/ https://teamoneil.com/ I've always said that self-crashing cars will win my stamp of approval when they can compete in stage rally. It'd likely push the Waymo team to evolve even further by getting involved in something like that, even with just the basics.