We were promised Strong AI, but instead we got metadata analysis

Re:We were promised Strong AI, but instead we got metadata a... by jeffbee on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:17AM (#26942738)

>> I'm sure it's not using the internet to do it.

> How sure are you?

Pretty sure. The Honda Sensing display of the local speed limit changes on the dashboard at the instant you pass the sign, it's too exact to be using GPS. Nobody has geocoded the location of every sign in America, that would be too much work. Also, it's often wrong but in ways that you would be wrong if you were just reading the signs. For example, it will switch to 55 MPH speed limit in a 70 MPH zone on the interstate after it sees a sign that is intended for trucks only.

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Re:We were promised Strong AI, but instead we got metadata a... by asdff on Monday April 26, 2021 @04:30PM (#26947671)

My garmin does this instant speed change, and it is pulling GPS.

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Re:We were promised Strong AI, but instead we got metadata a... by jeffbee on Monday April 26, 2021 @04:48PM (#26947915)

Does your Garmin also refuse to say anything until you pass the first sign, and also stop indicating the speed limit if it's been a long time since you saw one, and also from time to time pick up spurious roadside signals as speed limits, indicating 70-100 MPH in 25 MPH zones, and also finally does your Garmin stop indicating speed limits if you cover its forward-facing camera with a piece of tape?

I think the clearest indication that Honda Sensing does not use location data for speed limits is that Honda Sensing is available on cars that don't have GPS at all.

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