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Not to mention snow/ice. The software might be able to handle the nasty Minnesota roads, but not for a while (and what if people don't trust the cars in those c
by skierscott 12y ago
Not to mention snow/ice. The software might be able to handle the nasty Minnesota roads, but not for a while (and what if people don't trust the cars in those conditions?). As far as I know, they've only been tested in sunny California.
That statement was probably a bit of a jump.
- leoedin 12y agoWhat is it that you think makes handling snow and ice more difficult? Feedback control systems can respond an order of magnitude quicker to loss of traction/unexpected behaviour than people can. Icy conditions are different, but not necessarily more complex than "ideal" road conditions. From the point of view of a driving control system it just requires a slightly different control law. Certainly there will be testing required, but I'd be surprised if it presents a major issue. Adverse conditions are one of the more obvious applications of driverless cars.