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Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” (road.cc)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Totally out of curiosity as I ask a lot of questions. I’m assuming these also have to be roadworthy. Can they drive with a light out or a damaged or a missing windscreen wiper?

What kinda damage would take these out of action for small period? Or cost the most in terms of repair?

Also if one had a ‘I support Palestine action’ sticker on it, would it be considered a car displaying a terrorist message?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    These cars aren't looking through the windscreen. They're covered in sensors and probably use LIDAR system to navigate. They see in the dark and through fog.

    It's fairly obvious where the sensors are located looking at the car. And because these cars are dumb as hell, it takes relatively little to disrupt their ability to tell the difference between say, a person the car has to stop for, and a cardboard cutout of Scott Bacula. Or a traffic cone, as another user mentioned though that particular exploit may have been patched out by now.

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