Re:The 5th-generation Waymo Driver
by UI_at_80x24 on Thursday March 05, 2020 @08:53AM
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Picture this scenario:
While looking at a TV screen; what is the difference between a photograph of a car (on the screen) vs a real car (on the screen)?
The only thing a camera can offer is input for pattern recognition. Lidar/Radar offers context.
I'm not suggesting that all you need to fool computer assisted driving is a picture of an empty road taped to the front of the camera; but if the computer can't tell the difference between an optical illusion and reality then I think they need more data inputs.
We don't need computers to be able to handle white-out blizzard driving conditions, but that 'rare' occurrence perfectly illustrates the singular limitation of a camera-based pattern-recognition system.
The only thing a camera can offer is input for pattern recognition. Lidar/Radar offers context.
I'm not suggesting that all you need to fool computer assisted driving is a picture of an empty road taped to the front of the camera; but if the computer can't tell the difference between an optical illusion and reality then I think they need more data inputs.
We don't need computers to be able to handle white-out blizzard driving conditions, but that 'rare' occurrence perfectly illustrates the singular limitation of a camera-based pattern-recognition system.