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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by sidibe on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:23PM (#23158494)
Obeying stop lights and stop signs is a very very long way from fully autonomous cars. "Deploying a production fleet" is a problem that car companies have solved for a century+ so if the finish line is "Deploying a production fleet of autonomous cars," the autonomous part is the hardest part of the equation, I don't see Tesla making it there first.
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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by mikejb on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:27PM (#23158546)
I agree. I think one key element Tesla is lacking (currently) is handling pedestrians. No Tesla driving demo I could see included any humans outside their cars.
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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by MiroF on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:57PM (#23158927)
> one key element Tesla is lacking (currently) is handling pedestrians

There is a lot more that Tesla is lacking before self-driving. I'm baffled that people here are suggesting otherwise?

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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by arijun on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:28PM (#23159285)
What are some of the things?
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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by gvb on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @07:07PM (#23161206)
Recognizing semis that are crossing the road at an intersection.

Recognizing traffic lane "darts" as a bifurcation of the current lane and not as a new lane to travel in.

Recognizing stopped fire trucks and other vehicles partially or fully obstructing the lane the vehicle is traveling in.

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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by shawabawa3 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @06:11PM (#23160633)
How about just summoning without needing line of sight and shifting the responsibility of crashing to the human
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Re:Waymo has raised $3B in the last two months by dicknuckle on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:21PM (#23162730)
avoiding gradual road barrier encroachment into the travel lane. look up Tesla Jersey Wall on YouTube.
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