Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow

Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow by darawk on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:35AM (#18013287)

It may be that regions with better climates receive these vehicles first. It's relatively straightforward to detect the prevalent conditions and refuse to drive if the weather is outside the scope for which the vehicle is rated. As the technology matures, that scope should broaden.

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow by justtopost on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @08:00AM (#18014443)

So road trips are unaccounted for? Not a comforting idea that taking your car to another area will render it functionally unsafe on the (differently designed) roadways.

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow by Piskvorrr on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:13PM (#18018244)

Essentially the same as "smartphones are about 95% useless without mobile broadband". Except for the tiny detail that lack of mobile coverage is unlikely to kill you...

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow by darawk on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @11:40AM (#18016194)

That's a price I would very very happily pay for a self-driving car that works in my city. If I want to take a road trip, i'll rent a traditional car.

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow by justtopost on Thursday September 20, 2018 @03:54PM (#18035036)

We clearly have different lifestyles. Renting a car 3 times a week to venture into the mountains is beyond unaffordable, much less once a month. Do you stay that static in your life?

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