Re:Upgrading Autopilot: Seeing the World in Radar
by tropo on Monday September 12, 2016 @04:43PM
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4 camera, 4 radar, LIDAR, 12 ultrasonic???
That is silly overkill, and most of it is incompatible with visual cues.
I an human. I have only 2 cameras. I kick ass compared to these systems.
I can handle snow hiding the lines and edges of the road. I can handle snowbanks changing the shape of the road. I can handle cops waving and pointing. I can handle dirt roads. I can handle unmarked parking on grass. I can handle broken traffic lights, both individual and power outage. I can handle a total GPS outage. I can handle areas without cell coverage. I can handle new roads. I can handle traffic being diverted onto the opposite side of the road, or even off the road, as happens for construction. I can handle gaping unmarked sinkholes.
That is silly overkill, and most of it is incompatible with visual cues.
I an human. I have only 2 cameras. I kick ass compared to these systems.
I can handle snow hiding the lines and edges of the road. I can handle snowbanks changing the shape of the road. I can handle cops waving and pointing. I can handle dirt roads. I can handle unmarked parking on grass. I can handle broken traffic lights, both individual and power outage. I can handle a total GPS outage. I can handle areas without cell coverage. I can handle new roads. I can handle traffic being diverted onto the opposite side of the road, or even off the road, as happens for construction. I can handle gaping unmarked sinkholes.