Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci...
by batbomb on Monday April 28, 2014 @01:19PM
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Do your eyes have zoom and both active and passive (near or far)-infrared detectors? Because you could easily put those on robotic (or even non-robotic) cars. You could even put several on a robotic car.
But, I think you are overestimating your own ability to see debris far away, and underestimating other bigger problems.
A much bigger problem, for example, is a two-lane highway with many blind spots in the form of hills, other vehicles, and blind curves, especially those filled with slow-moving bicyclists and animals. Think the 1 in California, or the switchback-heavy roads of ski resorts in the western United States.
Take this, for example: http://news.discovery.com/tech/infrared-car-system-detects-w...
But, I think you are overestimating your own ability to see debris far away, and underestimating other bigger problems.
A much bigger problem, for example, is a two-lane highway with many blind spots in the form of hills, other vehicles, and blind curves, especially those filled with slow-moving bicyclists and animals. Think the 1 in California, or the switchback-heavy roads of ski resorts in the western United States.