Can't comment on that, snow is a definite issue for self driving cars I'm sure.
Which is not a problem in AZ.
I'm waiting for when one can come pick me up at the airport. however, it would
have to know about the cell phone lot, and what to do when the cell phone lot
is full,... I just can't see how autonomous cars will be able to handle all the
options a human decision would need to make. Can GM really sell a car with no
steering wheel?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/12/16880978/gm-autonomous-car-2019-detroit-auto-show-2018
Wayne S
At 1/19/2018 03:54 PM, you wrote:
>Just a random thought...
>
>I wonder how autonomous cars would handle Alaskan roads? Between black
>ice, no visible lines, snow, dirt, gravel and moose guts, I have had
>enough time seeing where to drive. You can't use GPS to guide the
>vehicle, because the traffic follows different "lanes" than what are
>defined. Half the time, the lane steers itself down the shoulder and
>across the rumble strips.
>
>They really don't bother with plowing the roads up here. No salt,
>either. As long as the traffic is moving fast enough, the snow tends
>to blow off the roads enough that you can see places to put your
>tires. But with the ever-present black-ice, you actually need to drive
>on what remains instead of where it's clear.
>
>--
>Ken Norton
>ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
>http://www.zone-10.com
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