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Re:Tesla Autopilot failing where there was a fatal car accid... by avree on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @05:03AM (#16742970)
It can't detect when a crash is about to happen. The driver manually pushes the brakes there.

I have only worked tangentially with self-driving systems but in general they are very bad at dealing with stationary objects - this is why it can't see the center barrier.

This article describes the reason why radar and stationary objects don't mix: https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar/

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Re:Tesla Autopilot failing where there was a fatal car accid... by amelius on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @06:42AM (#16743386)
How far ahead can LiDAR detect stationary objects? Will there be enough time on a highway to brake or steer away from suddenly appearing obstacles?
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Re:Tesla Autopilot failing where there was a fatal car accid... by unityByFreedom on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @02:32PM (#16747685)
The latest Waymo video [1] says its car can see up to 3 football fields away. I would guess this would let it operate at higher speeds. I haven't seen any demos of it on the highway. I think they're focused on cities and suburbs.

[1] https://youtu.be/B8R148hFxPw?t=1m28s

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Re:Tesla Autopilot failing where there was a fatal car accid... by amelius on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @02:49PM (#16747861)
Ok. Can it see potentially dangerous obstacles that stick out of the ground by, say, 10 inches?
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Re:Tesla Autopilot failing where there was a fatal car accid... by unityByFreedom on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @03:03PM (#16747994)
It can see ducks..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26m15s&v=Uj-rK8V-rik

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