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Re:Let’s Talk About Self-Driving Cars by jcranmer on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @03:46PM (#13368815)
Most of my driving (as in 90% by mileage) is on highways, and most of that is 70-mph rural highways. The first edge case I'd think of, totally not a weird edge case at all, is sudden 0-visibility fog banks at 70mph. If you think it is a good idea to slam on the brakes in such conditions, someone is likely to lose a life.
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Re:Let’s Talk About Self-Driving Cars by sjwright on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:56PM (#13369497)
No driverless car should be wholly reliant on visible light sensors. I imagine that an accurate map of the road ahead and front-facing radar would be all that's needed to respond to the situation as safely as any human driver could.
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