throwawaysdcman

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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   They're not rigid - they use the map and fall back to onboard system when it's not accurate. That happens plenty of times in the video I linked.
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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   Assuming your argument is that all you need is cameras, at what point does it become entirely a software problem? Once you have cameras that cover a sufficient FoV around the car? Or can pivot so that they can, like human eyes? How do you k
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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   I'm sure there are still issues, but I'd bet they're dramatically more rare than what we see with the FSD beta.
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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   There are cameras inside of the cars in AVs that face towards the passenger area - it's trivial to have someone check for crud in the back of the car before rides and send it back to the depot for cleaning. And automating that via ML w
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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   Why do you think the cost of building the HD maps is prohibitive? How much do you think it would cost to say, keep a square mile of a dense urban HD map updated for a year? It's probably way lower than you think.
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   by throwawaysdcman 5y ago

   I work in the space - whoever wrote this clearly isn’t familiar with how Waymo, Cruise, Zoox, etc. actually function. Just going to address a few particularly egregious takes: >Waymo relies on 3D digital maps. The cost of HD mapping is v