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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by robertszkutak on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @04:03PM (#4351975)
I wonder how well these cars handle heavy snowfall or ice on the roads. I know firsthand how driving becomes infinitely more complicated under these conditions and it would be major selling point for these cars if they could handle it smoothly.
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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by SoftwareMaven on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @04:17PM (#4352042)
They don't handle snow at all yet. There is no question that will be quite a hurdle to cross, but I doubt it will be for the reasons most think. My guess is figuring out where the road is at is going to be the hardest part; where I bet most people think it is "how do I drive on ice". Without impatient, jacked-up-4x4 drivers driving a twice what conditions warrant, it is just a slightly different calculation of static and dynamic frictions.
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