Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never happen'

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by ajhurliman on Saturday January 18, 2020 @08:29PM (#22088709)

I think what they meant by "tricking" the cars is to paint roads in a deceiving way to make cars meander into lakes or something like that, not hacking everyone's cars.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by cmsj on Sunday January 19, 2020 @08:19AM (#22091290)

It doesn't even have to be malicious. I was driving through Germany recently and some roadworks on a highway meant we were using temporary contraflow lanes, and even with my big fancy human brain, I was sometimes struggling to decide which of the layers of permanent/temporary lane markings I should observe.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by jfengel on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @12:00PM (#22108723)

Sounds like a great case for computers. They can communicate with each other and all make the same decisions. Even if it's "wrong", it'll be safer if they all make the same wrong decision than a bunch of people coming to different conclusions and demonstrating it only by putting 3,000 pounds of steel where they think it should go.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by TwoBit on Saturday January 18, 2020 @09:56PM (#22089072)

But cars will recognize that something changed and validate it.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by beerandt on Sunday January 19, 2020 @12:52AM (#22089717)

This presumes a car with logical abilities that would negate the need for infrastructure to "meet it halfway."

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