Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by londons_explore on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:54PM
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There are some conditions a human shouldn't be driving in. For example a hurricane or while intoxicated.
We can likewise say there are some situations a machine shouldn't be driving.
As long as the machine can identify when it is incapable as a driver, it's only the same as the human pulling over for a nap because they can't stay alert.
Sure, if you ran a taxi service with such a system you'd have to send a regular taxi to pick up the customer, but it's only the same as any other kind of breakdown like a puncture.
Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by yessql on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @02:44PM
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This is why Tesla's strategy is better than Google's. Tesla will get the data on those situations, because their data comes from every driver of their cars. Google gets data on Mountain View and downtown Austin.
* that road with the one-foot deep pothole (it's more like a sinkhole at that point, though) in the middle of a lane
* the perpetual construction zone where there are five layers of lane markers, only one of which is the actual layer of lane markers
* the 10% grade two-lane winding road in the dark with 2 inches of snow on the road and more coming
* open highway with a constant 30mph crosswind
* dense fog with less than 100m visibility
* torrential downpour with so little visibility you can't even see the lane markings on the road right in front of you
Those are all conditions I've driven in, and I can think of several other horrible driving conditions that I haven't yet had the (mis)fortune to drive in. Just because you can drive well in good conditions doesn't mean you can drive well when things get tougher--as the driving records of many human beings can well attest.