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Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by ggreer on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:24PM (#37251839)
Is there any situation in which drivers disregard what they see and rely on sound instead? Sound informs what we look at, but we rely entirely on sight to drive.
Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by LeifCarrotson on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:42PM (#37252129)
If an inner tire on the dually truck or trailer I drive at work blows out, I may be completely unable to see anything if there's no smoke or tire debris in the mirrors. But I absolutely know what a blown tire sounds like and feels like, and will absolutely pull over and come to a stop for repairs.

Same as if I'm driving in winter and hit a patch of ice - Visually, it looks identical to the rest of the snowy, icy roads here, but I will drive if I feel and here that I'm spinning my wheels or sliding sideways.

If I smell coolant, oil, or a belt, even if my eyes tell me my gauges disagree I'll be pulling over for those issues as well.

Conversely, if I've replaced a tire and the TPMS light says the removed tire in the cargo area has low pressure (duh, that's why I changed it) but I know the spare (without a TPMS transmitter installed) is good, or otherwise know that the idiot light is a false positive, I'll trust my other senses over my eyes.

Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by oxfordmale on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:43PM (#37252150)
* A car accelerating fast from your left

* Screeching breaks from the right

* Sounds of a rattling bicycle trying to undertake you

* An approaching emergency vehicle

* Other cars beeping their horn at you

Of course you will confirm such situations visually, but you definitely using hearing in addition to sight.

Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by bagels on Thursday August 24, 2023 @04:58PM (#37254460)
Sirens from not-yet-seen emergency vehicles is the most basic example.
Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by postalrat on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:44PM (#37257778)
Not just sound but also touch and balance.
Re:Camera Crushes Lidar, Claims Startup by tamimio on Friday August 25, 2023 @07:23AM (#37260449)
Disregard? Not entirely, but sometimes I will be driving my car and opening its top or window, and for few seconds I can hear that there’s another car next to me, however, it’s in my blind spot, so yeah it does assist in driving.