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Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci... by gfodor on Monday April 28, 2014 @02:27PM (#7661921)
if there is a large object in the middle of the highway in broad daylight i am pretty sure humans navigate it pretty well since their eyes can see it far ahead due to color contrast, pattern recognition etc. the human visual system seems to excel in this situation and it seems to be a one where LIDAR may be at a disadvantage, where the stakes are high.
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Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci... by konstruktor on Monday April 28, 2014 @02:52PM (#7662080)
The program driving the car is aware of the limits of its perception, though. My grandma probably isn't.
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Re:The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering ci... by mikeash on Monday April 28, 2014 @03:08PM (#7662178)
The visual system does well, but the decision-making system behind it often does not. I'm sure that guy this morning had no trouble seeing the orange barrel he nearly rammed, but actually noticing it is another matter.
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