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> with a reflective strips in a configuration similar to those worn by roadway workers (though their safety gear is generally bright orange or yellow rather tha
by bigfatkitten 2y ago
> with a reflective strips in a configuration similar to those worn by roadway workers (though their safety gear is generally bright orange or yellow rather than black).
But similar enough to turnout gear worn by many North American fire departments.
- tlavoie 2y agoI wonder too if the reflective markers are also messing with self-driving vehicles that hit stopped fire trucks. It's been a few years, but this article on Teslas hitting fire vehicles was sobering. https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/ https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/ The idea that they can't deal with stationary obstacles just makes it all worse, because obstacles happen constantly.