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>I am extremely curious how far off the technology is to drive on less than predictable roads I don't know which aspects of roads you are considering, but ther

>I am extremely curious how far off the technology is to drive on less than predictable roads I don't know which aspects of roads you are considering, but there are few unpredictable roads nowadays, thanks to street view

martin-adams 13y ago
I'm referring to parked cars on the left with oncoming traffic on the right, adding driveways with vehicles entering and a wall on the right hand side of the road. I'm referring to really tight corners which you can't do it in a single turn and have to reverse back, all while there is potential for oncoming traffic. I'm referring to single lane country roads with passing points every few hundred yards and having to reverse back to accommodate a vehicle or tractor coming the other way. I'm referring to blind corners where the only way to know if it's clear is to watch for no cars between the visible gaps in a hedge or between cars. I'm referring to the guy in the middle of the road with the road works sign saying waving you to go or to stop. I really mean the less than predictable conditions on the roads. Stuff like this: Cars on left: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=holmfirth&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.782294!3d53.567125!2m2!1f328.2!2f83.7!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1shyNnYnK19Ptbn2fzyWAxDA!2e0!5m2!1shyNnYnK19Ptbn2fzyWAxDA!2e0!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487bc4ceed38a29b%3A0x807d7a8131476d90!3m8!1m3!1d100097!2d-1.4004929!3d50.9138216!3m2!1i1920!2i955!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.571744!4d-1.786292&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=holmfirth&data=!1m8... Sharp turn: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=laithe+avenue&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.818507!3d53.557762!2m2!1f268.42!2f73.96!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sBwN7Jici9iUbFzo1gF1oow!2e0!5m2!1sBwN7Jici9iUbFzo1gF1oow!2e0!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487bda9b8e913e43%3A0x7f746b9d85fdf3ee!3m8!1m3!1d23571!2d-1.8124635!3d53.5673161!3m2!1i1920!2i955!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.555649!4d-1.8160425&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=laithe+avenue&data=... Pulling out onto this road: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.864395!3d53.495086!2m2!1f244.94!2f82.17!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sHHMWT0D74ngmWnkdsy1HLA!2e0!5m2!1sHHMWT0D74ngmWnkdsy1HLA!2e0&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-... I'm not saying it's impossible, but I know it's not easy.
- dandellion 13y ago
  I'd expect them to drive themselves most of the time, but not always. On some places you'd have to "switch to manual" and drive the car yourself to a place where the gps tells you that it's suitable to turn on automatic driving.

martin-adams 13y ago

I'm referring to parked cars on the left with oncoming traffic on the right, adding driveways with vehicles entering and a wall on the right hand side of the road. I'm referring to really tight corners which you can't do it in a single turn and have to reverse back, all while there is potential for oncoming traffic. I'm referring to single lane country roads with passing points every few hundred yards and having to reverse back to accommodate a vehicle or tractor coming the other way. I'm referring to blind corners where the only way to know if it's clear is to watch for no cars between the visible gaps in a hedge or between cars. I'm referring to the guy in the middle of the road with the road works sign saying waving you to go or to stop. I really mean the less than predictable conditions on the roads. Stuff like this: Cars on left: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=holmfirth&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.782294!3d53.567125!2m2!1f328.2!2f83.7!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1shyNnYnK19Ptbn2fzyWAxDA!2e0!5m2!1shyNnYnK19Ptbn2fzyWAxDA!2e0!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487bc4ceed38a29b%3A0x807d7a8131476d90!3m8!1m3!1d100097!2d-1.4004929!3d50.9138216!3m2!1i1920!2i955!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.571744!4d-1.786292&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=holmfirth&data=!1m8... Sharp turn: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=laithe+avenue&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.818507!3d53.557762!2m2!1f268.42!2f73.96!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sBwN7Jici9iUbFzo1gF1oow!2e0!5m2!1sBwN7Jici9iUbFzo1gF1oow!2e0!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487bda9b8e913e43%3A0x7f746b9d85fdf3ee!3m8!1m3!1d23571!2d-1.8124635!3d53.5673161!3m2!1i1920!2i955!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.555649!4d-1.8160425&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=laithe+avenue&data=... Pulling out onto this road: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-1.864395!3d53.495086!2m2!1f244.94!2f82.17!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sHHMWT0D74ngmWnkdsy1HLA!2e0!5m2!1sHHMWT0D74ngmWnkdsy1HLA!2e0&fid=5 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-... I'm not saying it's impossible, but I know it's not easy.

dandellion 13y ago
I'd expect them to drive themselves most of the time, but not always. On some places you'd have to "switch to manual" and drive the car yourself to a place where the gps tells you that it's suitable to turn on automatic driving.