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Can you handle parking structures? I heard a lot of the autonomous cars were using 2D maps and couldn't handle multiple levels. Haha! This was just a year or tw
by phkahler 1y ago
Can you handle parking structures? I heard a lot of the autonomous cars were using 2D maps and couldn't handle multiple levels. Haha! This was just a year or two ago.
- kayamon 1y agoDo taxis need to park tho?
- mystifyingpoi 1y agoI mean, depending on the situation, of course. Do taxi drivers in US drop people right in the middle of a busy street?
- kayamon 1y agoKinda yeah? They certainly don't navigate into long-term multi-storey parking structures.
- mystifyingpoi 1y agoFair point, both extremes don't really happen in reality.
- fnord77 1y agoone of the waymo depots in SF is a multi level parking building
- cperciva 1y agoGoogle maps has been able to figure out parking structures for me recently. Not sure what technology is involved (gps isn't great for vertical) but it's clearly possible.
- lunarboy 1y agoDo they need a "map" of a parking tower though, just like how humans don't exactly need Google Maps inside of one? I feel like this is something self driving + vision (exit signs and arrows) can handle
- Zigurd 1y agoGoogle has been collecting data on building interiors for several years now. Not just parking structures. This data is currently used in streetview. Google's geospatial data is unequaled and maybe a bigger advantage than is readily visible.