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Re:Yandex’s on-demand taxi service debuts its self-driving c... by djsumdog on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @01:26PM (#14446890)
Yea that did seem weird. Also as far as collision avoidance, shouldn't the car come to a complete stop if a van pulls out in front of it instead of just trying to move around it? What would happen if the van kept going?

I hope this is an early prototype.

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Re:Yandex’s on-demand taxi service debuts its self-driving c... by cr0sh on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @12:17PM (#14453650)
Remember, this is Russia we're talking about - or haven't you watched any of those dashcam videos? If it drove what we in the West think of as "normal", it would probably cause more accidents, not less.

/s

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Re:Yandex’s on-demand taxi service debuts its self-driving c... by vbezhenar on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @01:33PM (#14446948)
Well, van stopped and yandex was slow enough to stop if necessary. Human would drive exactly the same way, I think. You won't go far away if you would give a way to every van who's trying to push his nose before you.
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Re:Yandex’s on-demand taxi service debuts its self-driving c... by ton4eg on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @06:24PM (#14449055)
It's an early prototype, stay tuned!
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