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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by mantas on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @12:25PM (#30857385)
What if sensors are covered in snow?

Parktronics routinely get covered by snow/slush/ice when driving.

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by 300bps on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @12:40PM (#30857593)
My car’s visual sensors (i.e. my eyes) are often blocked by snow and ice.

When that happens I hit a button to turn on the defroster that then gets rid of the snow and ice.

Could they use a similar system?

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by hedora on Thursday March 31, 2022 @12:46AM (#30863906)
If only there were some sort of "wind shield" to protect the sensor clusters.

Can I patent that?

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by mbesto on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @05:32PM (#30861047)
What do they do while it defrosts? Sit there?
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by tuatoru on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @10:19PM (#30863179)
And if the defroster fails, like many I've seen? Phone for help?
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by Dylan16807 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:56PM (#30863669)
Sure! Humans get snowed in sometimes too.
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