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Re:Nvidia on new self-driving system: “basically 5 years ahe... by throwaway123dse on Sunday November 13, 2016 @12:18AM (#12941980)
One thing I haven't seen discussed:

Many times I'm driving and have the police wave me through a traffic light.

Would a self-driving car realize what's happening?

What about a driver waving me to get ahead?

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Re:Nvidia on new self-driving system: “basically 5 years ahe... by drcross on Sunday November 13, 2016 @12:35AM (#12942029)
It's not a solved problem but it's something that people are working on.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8aEWHdduPwc This is the Mercedes car that communicates to pedestrians about the vehicle's intent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_communication_system... Something like this might feature prominently as well.

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