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Warren Stupidity

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9. I have no idea why this would be a problem:

Reply to longship (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:56 PM

Mar 2016

A self-driving car won't know that it is about to drive into a three foot snow drift over the road.

Sure it could, if you can see it an autonomous car can see it too. Autonomous cars currently do have problems with bad weather and with poorly marked roads, but none of these problems are unsolvable.

Oh and Self-driving cars are as useful as video phones, ahem, skype, facetime, etc. You likely have a "video phone" in your pocket.

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'Someone is going to die': experts warn lawmakers over self-driving cars [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

That would ruin our perfect driving record! Human101948 Mar 2016 #1

The disconnect is stunning. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #5

"private sector saying that standards would slow progress" arcane1 Mar 2016 #2

FFS, 'progress' SHOULD be slowed! elleng Mar 2016 #4

As opposed to the current 0% auto related fatality rate. -eom gcomeau Mar 2016 #3

Because that never happens with cars now! villager Mar 2016 #6

Self-driving cars have zero chance where I live. longship Mar 2016 #7

I have no idea why this would be a problem: Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #9

Nope. The self-driving car wouldn't be able to determine where the edge of the road is. longship Mar 2016 #10

If the road is drifted over it would do the same thing you do: stop going forward. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #11

Well they have not done the DARPA challenge in winter yet. longship Mar 2016 #12

Self driving cars will give human passengers all the time in the world rurallib Mar 2016 #8