I’m curious what a driverless car would do in a snowstorm? Or in a whiteout on a freeway?
I’m curious what a driverless car would do in a snowstorm? Or in a whiteout on a freeway?
It will do better than a human is that a human is only getting visual input as to where the road is (and I’ve been in snowstorms where the only clue were the tail lights of the car in front.) A driverless car would have input from geolocation satellites as well as LIDAR.
Yep. Gets much more difficult under less than optimum conditions. There are ways, though. Wires/trackers in the road surface or along the sides don’t need visible cues to keep the cars between the lines, even if you can’t see the lines.
Properly designed “radar” (bluetooth or other radio devices) can control both speed and direction, and can tell the distance between transmitters and receivers. New versions of Bluetooth can do a LOT more than connect your headphones...
In bad weather, everyone going at 30mph without having to worry about other drivers would still be more efficient than some days in good conditions at 60mph with idiots cutting in and out, occasionally bringing large sections down to 5mph...
Or at a road construction site where the people working it aren’t even sure of what they’re doing or how you’re supposed to get through it. I find these more often than I should.