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No, sorry, it can't. It comes down to sensor systems. The Google Car uses a Velodyne - and it is terrible in heavy rain, snow, or fog. It has radar, but that
by Qworg 14y ago
No, sorry, it can't. It comes down to sensor systems. The Google Car uses a Velodyne - and it is terrible in heavy rain, snow, or fog. It has radar, but that isn't accurate enough to allow driving.
The human eye is an amazing sensor, one we can't even get close to with our current technology.
- tomkarlo 14y agoSo you're taking the current state of the prototype, and projecting it out five-odd years to the capabilities of the final projection model? Google can make the sensors on the car better in each iteration, but our eyes aren't going to be changing. The human eye is amazing, yes, but it has severe limitations relative to other types of sensors, which we have to compensate for with systems like headlights and street lamps. It's also backed by a recognition system that wasn't really ever designed to work at >20 MPH.
- Aloisius 14y agoI'd still take a self-driving car even if it pulled over to the side of the road and forced me to drive in heavy rain, snow and fog.
- VMG 14y ago> The human eye is an amazing sensor, one we can't even get close to with our current technology. It's a pretty bad sensor. We can only see certain wavelengths need corrective devices, have a blind spot and can only focus on a small part of our visual field. And if the system gets tired and the sensors shut down.