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   From: jclarkeusenet@cox.net   
      
   In article ,   
   robertaw@drizzle.com says...   
   >   
   > In article ,   
   >  Walter Bushell  wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article <240120140855359808%YourName@YourISP.com>,   
   > >  Your Name  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Without massive amount of expensive changes to the roading system and /   
   > > > or a sudden, and currently immpssible, increase in the functionality of   
   > > > "artificial intelligence", there's no way to stop the cars going the   
   > > > wrong way down a one-way street (as one example) simply because Google   
   > > > Maps told them to.   
   > >   
   > > Or more spectacularly on the wrong side of a limited access highway at   
   > > high speed. Anyway human drivers manage both.   
   >   
   > Usually when drunk (also, usually at night). I wonder how well an   
   > self-driving car's cameras can "see" traffic signs in low light   
   > conditions.   
      
   Really depends on whether it turns out to be an issue.  My video camera   
   can see in conditions where I can't and starlight scopes (so-called   
   because starlight or a luminous watch give enough light to allow aimed   
   rifle fire) are Vietnam-era technology.   
      
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