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Re:Volvo’s first self-driving cars now being tested live on ... by haberman on Monday May 05, 2014 @11:39AM (#7699160)
It seems unlikely to me that the supported routes have train tracks, construction cones, bike lanes, etc. -- the kinds of difficult problems of urban driving that Google has put a lot of resources into solving.
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Re:Volvo’s first self-driving cars now being tested live on ... by mkempe on Monday May 05, 2014 @06:19PM (#7701661)
Driving in Göteborg is by no means a piece of cake. Unlike most American cities, there are a lot of pedestrians and bicycles, plus trams, and by necessity they sometimes take priority over car traffic.

However, one major traffic simplification in Europe is that there is no such insanity as "go ahead and turn right even when the light is red -- and run over crossing pedestrians unless they back off."

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Re:Volvo’s first self-driving cars now being tested live on ... by steven777400 on Monday May 05, 2014 @07:49PM (#7702048)
"The pedestrian didn't know which way to run, so I ran him over."
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Re:Volvo’s first self-driving cars now being tested live on ... by englishVoodoo on Monday May 05, 2014 @03:34PM (#7700640)
Might be true that the supported route are favourable, Gothenburg however do operate streetcars/trams together with regular buses as public transportation. These tracks will be hard to avoid in the city.
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