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Re:Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Fut... by acollins1331 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:29AM (#20459203)
On highway is where it's at. City corner cases are going to be Impossible for a long time, but caravans of self driving trucks could easily happen in the next couple years. It already happens with a person in the front vehicle that is followed closesly in a train by robotic vehicles.
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Re:Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Fut... by nradov on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @09:36AM (#20459286)
GM is already selling "Super Cruise" vehicles with level 4 autonomous capability on a limited set of controlled access highways.

https://www.cadillac.com/world-of-cadillac/innovation/super-...

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Re:Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Fut... by mc_blue on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @11:50AM (#20460760)
Super Cruise is considered level 2, not level 4.
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Re:Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Fut... by rimliu on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @12:05PM (#20460951)
And moose runs out on the road, what's then? No matter how fast the data will be passed down the line, following closer than the braking distance will not be safe. And there are black ice, puddles, etc.
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Re:Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in the Fut... by acollins1331 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @08:17AM (#20468965)
If the vehicles apply their brakes at the same time they could be bumper to bumper. That's how things work.
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