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Technology / Will GPS be up to the job in the Driver-less car?
« on: 29/01/2014 16:09:04 »
GPS can be patchy - or just plain wrong on occasion.
When the commercial self driving cars do come along, is it likely that they will need an alternative or 'double checking' ground based system in place to remain safe and reliable?
Is it fundamentally important that such systems will need to know their exact position (and velocity) at all times? The present Go*gle car system needs to have the route driven out first but is then safe to navigate even a long trip 'alone'. Problems occur in heavy rain and with snow hiding the landscape.
This seems relevant
When the commercial self driving cars do come along, is it likely that they will need an alternative or 'double checking' ground based system in place to remain safe and reliable?
Is it fundamentally important that such systems will need to know their exact position (and velocity) at all times? The present Go*gle car system needs to have the route driven out first but is then safe to navigate even a long trip 'alone'. Problems occur in heavy rain and with snow hiding the landscape.
This seems relevant