Driverless cars work great in sunny California. But how about in a blizzard?

Washington Post ^ | January 28, 2016 | Brian Fung

[C19fan]

As cities along the east coast finally finish digging their way out of last weekend's historic snowstorm, drivers braving the streets have to contend with icy conditions, snowbanks along the curb and other hazards they would probably rather avoid if they could help it.

Enter the self-driving car, which someday may alleviate that anxiety. But although the technology appears to work well in dry, sunny weather, those are just the best-case scenarios. The real test for autonomous vehicles will be when the roads are wet or even icy and invisible to the computerized eye. What then?

[SoothingDave]

Exactly. It will behave like the metro trains. Sorry, Dave. It’s too snowy. I can’t go anywhere.