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> Interesting random fact: when it rains, waymo turns on the windshield wipers The jaguar i-pace does this independent of the waymo use case.
by pengaru 2y ago
> Interesting random fact: when it rains, waymo turns on the windshield wipers
The jaguar i-pace does this independent of the waymo use case.
- dgfitz 2y agoMy 2011 Mazda also did this.
- Grazester 2y agoCars dating back to 2008 if not earlier. It can also be annoying/doesn't work very efficiently
- rdsubhas 2y agoThe interesting part here is... the Waymo has no reason to. There is no driver. All cameras and sensors are outside. It's just for not freaking out the passenger :)
- pengaru 2y ago> The interesting part here is... the Waymo has no reason to. There is no driver. All cameras and sensors are outside. It's just for not freaking out the passenger :) We have very different thresholds for what's interesting. The platform provides this feature out of the box, why would waymo go out of their way to disable it. Obviously potential occupants would appreciate seeing out the windshield if it's raining, why that is interesting escapes me.
- Fricken 2y agoWaymo has wipers on it's LIDAR dome https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/6biyr8/waymo_wipers_on_the_lidar_sensor/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/6biyr8/way...
- autoexec 2y agosome places have laws that require wipers to be on while it's raining. Seems like a smart thing to have until laws are updated just to prevent your cars from getting pulled over by police.