"It affects all of us because we are essentially experiments in public roads."

Tesla Whistleblower Says ‘Autopilot’ System Is Not Safe Enough To Be Used On Public Roads::“It affects all of us because we are essentially experiments in public roads.”

  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    30·
    11 months ago

    Ah, but you see, his reasoning is that what if the camera and lidar disagree, then what? With only a camera based system, there is only one truth with no conflicts!

    Like when the camera sees the broad side of a white truck as clear skies and slams right at it, there was never any conflict anywhere, everything went just as it was suppo… Wait, shit.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      19·
      11 months ago

      sees the broad side of a white truck as clear skies and slams right at it

      RIP Joshua Brown:

      The truck driver, Frank Baressi, 62, told the Associated Press that the Tesla driver Joshua Brown, 40, was “playing Harry Potter on the TV screen” during the collision and was driving so fast that “he went so fast through my trailer I didn’t see him”.

      • girthero@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        11 months ago

        he went so fast through my trailer I didn’t see him”.

        Lidar would still prevail over stupidity in this situation. It does a better job detecting massive objects cars can’t go through.

    • DreadPotato@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      38·
      11 months ago

      what if the camera and lidar disagree, then what?

      This (sensor fusion) is a valid issue in mobile robotics. Adding more sensors doesn’t necessarily improve stability or reliability.