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"Is driverless car really smart enough to handle all situations?"
Nope. That's why they are not on the roads today. Cars aren't smart enough yet, infrastructure isn't prepared to prevent accidents by the cars that aren't smart enough, and the lawyers are smart enough to know that the infrastructure isn't set up for the cars that aren't smart enough.
I notice they like to test these types of cars to warm sunbelt areas, although they do have them in Pittsburgh, since Carnegie Mellon is one the leaders in AI technology. My question is, have they tested them in blizzard like conditions with black ice and snow coming down an inch an hour at night?
"Is driverless car really smart enough to handle all situations?"
Nope. That's why they are not on the roads today. Cars aren't smart enough yet, infrastructure isn't prepared to prevent accidents by the cars that aren't smart enough, and the lawyers are smart enough to know that the infrastructure isn't set up for the cars that aren't smart enough.
Will driverless cars EVER be smart enough to be on the Road on their own?! I really can't imagine. Seems there are situations that unavoidably need human intervention.
Will driverless cars EVER be smart enough to be on the Road on their own?! I really can't imagine. Seems there are situations that unavoidably need human intervention.
Ever is a long time, but I think it is highly unlikely we will see it anytime in the foreseeable future. They will always require a licensed driver to be in the car for legal reasons, except maybe in very limited circumstances, along predetermined routes. To think that a driverless car can handle all of the situations a human can is insanity.
All the major automakers are shooting for around 2020 for fully driverless cars.
I don't think you'll see a missing steering wheel by then, but you may be able to take a nap or something and only take over for that rare mudslide or blizzard.
A driverless car only needs to drive better than a human, which is pretty low hanging fruit.
I notice they like to test these types of cars to warm sunbelt areas, although they do have them in Pittsburgh, since Carnegie Mellon is one the leaders in AI technology. My question is, have they tested them in blizzard like conditions with black ice and snow coming down an inch an hour at night?
As someone who has driven in severe winter conditions, I doubt they will ever have the ability to handle that type of weather and road conditions.
You mean like ran into it? These cars will have eyes in their back of their head and if they stopped for stop sign for example they could detect imminent collision and move forward if it was safe to do so.
As someone who has driven in severe winter conditions, I doubt they will ever have the ability to handle that type of weather and road conditions.
Physically you will never be able to drive a car as good as a computer. If you had five feet to operate four brake brake pedals and one accelerator pedal making billions of independent adjustments on each pedal per second you might be onto something.
The major problem with winter driving is not handling the car, it's knowing where the road is.
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