Fat hurts wrote:
Marietta Tar Heel wrote:
...for vehicle #2.
Again, these are lesser problems for you.
I think you missed the word "potential". The robotaxi sees the potential hazard before it becomes a danger. In the case of deer, it spots the deer near the side of the road and alerts the other cars to slow down.
Like I said, hazards don't just appear out of thin air. Hazardous situations develop over time and a robotaxi can recognize impending danger.
Again, you're missing the greater picture, but I'll address this one for you.
I've asked you several times. Do you know what the braking distance needed for a vehicle traveling at 300mph on a clear, dry, flat road? Do the calculation.
A group of deer has just jumped your brand new fenceline and runs across the freeway. At 300mph the first robotaxi identifies the potential hazard and alerts other vehicles around it. (For efficiency of course, these vehicles are all traveling together in a tight group.) Do you think the 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 50th, 100th vehicle will all be able to avoid these potential hazards while traveling at 300mph.
The hazard avoidance is the least of your problems to solve though. You might as well be talking about whether or not the robotaxi has a sh!tter on it or not.
Tackle urban automomy first and then perhaps we can talk about this topic.