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Re:Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic by dreeves on Sunday October 10, 2010 @01:31AM (#1776608)
It does seem tricky for the car to properly account for the presence of a cyclist using just the cameras and radar and whatnot. What if as a cyclist you carried a special RFID that robot cars would all be programmed to recognize?
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Re:Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic by Ygor on Sunday October 10, 2010 @04:51AM (#1776801)
If there was a special device which made you more recognizable in an automated traffic environment (be it on a bike, or as a pedestrian), I would buy such a device even if it wasn't mandatory to have one.

There might be a startup in there somewhere.

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Re:Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic by sukuriant on Sunday October 10, 2010 @01:38PM (#1777488)
why? Have you seen lidar work? It's pretty effective. I understand lidar wouldn't be used, as it's dangerous (laser, yay!), but I imagine other radar is similarly effective
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