Will Waymo ever decide to route on freeways? Last I heard the lidar doesn't see far forward enough to meet their safety standards, but they should really figure this out.
It's not possible for a simple lidar sensor to "see" very far ahead on the freeway --- too many other cars and big trucks in the way. By design, these sensors are near sighted --- they really only "see" the nearest obstacle that reflects light back.
When self driving cars can't "see", what is their typical response? Slam on the brakes? This could easily be disastrous on the freeway.
Driving at high speed on a congested freeway is a risky high wire act that demands quick, almost instinctive decision making based on more than what is directly in front.
Nothing short of AGI may be required to do it as well as a human.
Driving aggressively in LA freeway traffic, maybe, but driving on a freeway in stop and go traffic limited to pre-mapped areas is a solved problem with Ford's Blue Cruise which is only level 2 self driving according to SAE J3016, and thats been available for years. Most other manufacturers also have some sort of adaptive cruise control and lane assistance technology. Freeway driving isn't that hard.
jqpabc123|1 year ago
It's not possible for a simple lidar sensor to "see" very far ahead on the freeway --- too many other cars and big trucks in the way. By design, these sensors are near sighted --- they really only "see" the nearest obstacle that reflects light back.
When self driving cars can't "see", what is their typical response? Slam on the brakes? This could easily be disastrous on the freeway.
Driving at high speed on a congested freeway is a risky high wire act that demands quick, almost instinctive decision making based on more than what is directly in front.
Nothing short of AGI may be required to do it as well as a human.
fragmede|1 year ago