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3Hotdogs

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5. I suspect it doesn't have to be a cone. Any obstacle on the hood will block the computer's ability

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun Jul 9, 2023, 12:23 PM

Jul 2023

do "evaluate" road conditions and the car will stop.

Of more interest, my present and last cars had/d forward crash avoidance. But when snow or sleet covers the plate on the front grill, it and the cruise control wouldn't work. There was no prior warning, it would just not work. The rest of the car was not affected.

So if the fully automatic technology gets implemented, will the car suddenly stop in the middle of a highway when the system gets sleet covered?

As far as I know, the systems have only been tested in dry climate areas.

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SF activists' 'coning' stunt against Cruise, Waymo self-driving cars goes viral [View all] sl8 Jul 2023 OP

Interesting strategy I guess, but man the video itself is annoying Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #1

sorry - these people (and their 'movement') are annoying stopdiggin Jul 2023 #2

But does "someone else's option" endanger the lives of pedestrians and motorists? 3Hotdogs Jul 2023 #4

and who is the proper arbitor of that? stopdiggin Jul 2023 #6

A lot safer than a group of jokers putting cones on the hoods of self-driving cars. Martin68 Jul 2023 #8

Whenever I see them in the city when I'm driving. Go to a different street to avoid them kimbutgar Jul 2023 #3

I suspect it doesn't have to be a cone. Any obstacle on the hood will block the computer's ability 3Hotdogs Jul 2023 #5

If you "suspect" that, then create the appropriate conditions in the appropriate climate and test it Martin68 Jul 2023 #9

Putting a cone on the hood of anyone's car is illegal. I don't find this amusing. Martin68 Jul 2023 #7

I live in San Francisco. I don't support this. It just fucks shit up even more. NBachers Jul 2023 #10