Re:Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow
by Animats on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:39PM
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Range resolution isn't the problem. Angular resolution is.
Here's a video of what's claimed to be one of the higher resolution radars.[1] About one degree. It can see cars.
Many new startups in this area.[2] Most are operating in the 77GHz range, which is OK for sensing other cars but marginal for smaller targets. LIDAR-type resolution is still a ways off.
Here's a video of what's claimed to be one of the higher resolution radars.[1] About one degree. It can see cars.
Many new startups in this area.[2] Most are operating in the 77GHz range, which is OK for sensing other cars but marginal for smaller targets. LIDAR-type resolution is still a ways off.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0s5P1SQ34M [2] https://www.mwrf.com/systems/startups-trying-revamp-automoti...