Looks like a puddle, or not. Self driving cars use lasers and radar and high definition cameras, to see the road and identify whats on it. Unlike most things one might see on the road potholes are not on the surface yet under it. This makes it very difficult for a laser to pick it up. Google and other companies are hoping to make a better laser (lidar). This laser will make it so the car will be able to see the surface and under the surface to a certain extent.
Huh, where did the lines go? Rain, fog and snow make it difficult for humans to drive and yes it seems it will make it hard for self driving cars as well. The car uses cameras to find the lines on the road, but what if they are covered up. In tests weather such as snow or rain and fog were the main source of the system failing. The car can not see the lines on the road if there is puddles or snow covering it up or fog in the way, which makes it very dangerous to be on the road with one of these cars in bad weather.
What should I do? In busy traffic, a football lands in the street followed by a child running after it. The car can either turn and go into a light pole and injure or kill its passengers or keep going straight and injure or kill the child. The car is set up with preset algorithms, so the car can not choose for its self like a human. Someone will have to pre decided this, in case it ever happens. This is one of the biggest issues companies are facing, nothing is set in stone yet.
I think that this car has a lot of issues and it still does not have my approval. I believe that peoples lives are at stake and that is worth more than being lazy and having a car drive for us. It does not seem to be safe and not really well thought through at all. There will have to be a lot more changes to this car to make me think that it is safe to be the the road. I am not in control if these cars are released or not but I don't think they should be allowed.
Huh, where did the lines go? Rain, fog and snow make it difficult for humans to drive and yes it seems it will make it hard for self driving cars as well. The car uses cameras to find the lines on the road, but what if they are covered up. In tests weather such as snow or rain and fog were the main source of the system failing. The car can not see the lines on the road if there is puddles or snow covering it up or fog in the way, which makes it very dangerous to be on the road with one of these cars in bad weather.
What should I do? In busy traffic, a football lands in the street followed by a child running after it. The car can either turn and go into a light pole and injure or kill its passengers or keep going straight and injure or kill the child. The car is set up with preset algorithms, so the car can not choose for its self like a human. Someone will have to pre decided this, in case it ever happens. This is one of the biggest issues companies are facing, nothing is set in stone yet.
I think that this car has a lot of issues and it still does not have my approval. I believe that peoples lives are at stake and that is worth more than being lazy and having a car drive for us. It does not seem to be safe and not really well thought through at all. There will have to be a lot more changes to this car to make me think that it is safe to be the the road. I am not in control if these cars are released or not but I don't think they should be allowed.