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I'd imagine it's more challenging when the road is covered in snow and the snowplows haven't gotten to it yet.
by csense 12y ago
I'd imagine it's more challenging when the road is covered in snow and the snowplows haven't gotten to it yet.
- infogulch 12y agoThat's hard for humans to navigate, let alone self-driving cars. Besides driving very slowly, drivers will often estimate the lane position based on the shape of the snow and the quantity/size of lanes and shoulder they expect. If the snow is not too deep, rumble strips [1] can be very helpful. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_strip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_strip
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoIn our area, there are a couple roads where they have ~2.5m thin poles with reflectors on top sticking out of the ground at the edge of the road shoulders. Very helpful, especially for snowplough drivers.
- maxerickson 12y agoThere's research into providing enhanced information to snowplow drivers and also automating snowplows: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/01janfeb/safeplow.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/01janfeb/s... But you can stick a lot more sensor gear on a snowplow than a cheap sedan.