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Re:Lyft releases self-driving research dataset by obese_by_nature on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @11:16PM (#20512136)
No LIDAR means zero ability to detect pedestrians in heavy fog, rain, and snow, right?
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Re:Lyft releases self-driving research dataset by jaimex2 on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:28AM (#20512365)
Other way around. LIDAR doesn't work in fog, rain and snow.
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Re:Lyft releases self-driving research dataset by obese_by_nature on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @07:15AM (#20513992)
It does work better in the dark than cameras?
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Re:Lyft releases self-driving research dataset by jaimex2 on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @07:03PM (#20520972)
Yep, it would as it emits 'light'. Then again so do headlights, just not 360 degrees.
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