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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by jefftk on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:45AM (#30856770)
> Define "widely". We are decades away from a driverless car driving in snow.

I agree snow is a lot harder (I don't think it's decades, though). But the cases moritonal brought up mostly don't require that.

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by jslaby on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @12:24PM (#30857370)
Or black ice.. hitting the brakes and seeing how far you slide is the only test to determine safety, from my experience.
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by Dylan16807 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:59PM (#30863685)
Is that hard for a computer to do?

The mere fact that it won't panic on black ice is already a huge advantage. And it will have very detailed feedback to and from the traction control systems.

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by aranchelk on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @01:57PM (#30858575)
With copious sensor data and individual wheel control, I bet one could devise a more elegant solution.
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