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I believe the Google car has pretty good intelligence for this, such that it will begin to creep forward to indicate that it feels its turn has come, in the sam
by VBprogrammer 14y ago
I believe the Google car has pretty good intelligence for this, such that it will begin to creep forward to indicate that it feels its turn has come, in the same way humans do.
That being said, I don't believe that is a type of intersection we have in the UK.
- ratherbefuddled 14y agoAnd the magic roundabout in Swindon offers a pretty good test bed for any form of vehicular intelligence.
- VBprogrammer 14y agoIt is a pretty good test of human intelligence, never mind vehicular intelligence! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_%28Swindon%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_%28Swindon%29
- DanBC 14y agoGoogle maps link: (http://goo.gl/maps/IjlWz http://goo.gl/maps/IjlWz) Wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)) This is why I hate using () to delimit URLs instead of <>.
- robotmay 14y agoWe have a magic roundabout in Cardiff too, though it's named that way for a slightly different reason: http://i.imgur.com/pmQmg4M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pmQmg4M.jpg
- mhandley 14y agoHemel Hempstead also has one: http://goo.gl/maps/zBZWC http://goo.gl/maps/zBZWC Had to go round this on my driving test many years ago. The examiner must have had a death wish.
- ColinWright 14y agoThat link does not point to the Hemel Hempstead Magic Roundabout. This does: https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=51.746299,-0.473383&spn=0.00171,0.005686&t=h&z=18 https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=51.746299,-0.473...
- dabeeeenster 14y agoEvery now and then you get deadlock on a mini roundabout in London...