• IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes. A human brain can handle edge cases it’s never encountered before. Can a self driving car?

    • Ever stop at a red light only to have a police officer wave you through?

    • Ever encounter a car driving the wrong way down a one way street?

    • Ever come across a flooded out stretch of road? (if the road has no lines and the water is still it can be very deceptive looking)

    These are a tiny number of things I’ve encountered over the past few years. I’m sure plenty of other drivers can provide other good examples. I’d want to know how a self driving car would handle itself in situations like these.

    • TopShelfVanilla@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      How will the bot car handle itself out in the country? Dirt roads? Deer? Roadblock checkpoints full of bored, mean spirited cops.

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        1 year ago

        How will the bot car handle itself out in the country? Dirt roads?

        They don’t go there. They have their limits. Simple as that.

        But when the police has ordered them there (for example, the good road must be emptied because of an emergency) then the trouble starts… now imagine not just one or two, but hundreds of them.