Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare

Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:01PM (#38994400)

Do what humans do and drive without lines while trying to stay to one side of the road. This doesn’t seem like a major problem to self driving snow cars. More like, how do you deal with other drivers who are RWD with summer tires and are fish tailing all over the place.

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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by sojournerc on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:47PM (#38994752)

If the sensors are up for it... Mountain roads covered in snow pack are a white blur, especially in certain light. Best bets for actually knowing where the road is might be previous tracks. I've dipped a wheel in a ditch more than once, not from carelessness, but snow drift obscuring the road... A road that I drive 500 times a year

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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by tomrod on Sunday January 14, 2024 @05:24PM (#38995043)

To clarify, I'm not saying it's impossible to have a functional vehicle in dangerous conditions, simply that it's an area loaded with edge cases.

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