Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by DrScump on Friday November 13, 2015 @04:13AM
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I wonder how well the self driving car copes with an overly aggressive driver cutting in front and slamming on their brakes just to piss you off.
You really think Google can't afford a Death Ray in each car?
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by TeMPOraL on Friday November 13, 2015 @04:29AM
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Death Ray or a dash cam and sensor logs. Let the insurer handle rest.
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by judk on Friday November 13, 2015 @10:39AM
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Sad and interesting. I rear ended a vehicle who turned into my lane, and the officer cited the other driver for an unsafe turn.
I guess it depends on officer mood and how long the car was safely in your lane before the breaking. Mostly officer mood.
Still, there are lots of completely legal sudden braking activities that would cause a collision over 10% of the time. People don't actually drive totally defensively all the time.
Re:Google self-driving car pulled over for driving too slowly
by agumonkey on Friday November 13, 2015 @05:06AM
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I'd love to see fringe behavior, I couldn't find anything like these, how their system react to limit cases. I'm sure they're overly conservative and always overstimate margins so they can handle crazy drivers, but surely there's a limit.
I wonder how well the self driving car copes with these.
In fact, I wonder how well the self driving car copes with an overly aggressive driver cutting in front and slamming on their brakes just to piss you off. I guess it would handle that better than my mothers elderly neighbour who recently didn't manage to brake in time and hit the twerp, writing off her vehicle in the process. Of course, it was counted as her fault since she struck the car in front..