From: Huge@nowhere.much.invalid   
      
   On 2018-02-24, JAB  wrote:   
   > Self-driving cars aren’t good at detecting cyclists. The latest   
   > proposed fix is a cop-out.   
   >   
   > Autonomous cars have a potentially fatal flaw: They struggle to detect   
   > and react to cyclists on the road. According to a January 2017 report   
   > by IEEE Spectrum, bicycles are generally considered "the most   
   > difficult detection problem that autonomous vehicle systems face."   
   > ...   
   > ...   
   > One solution presented by Ford, Tome Software, and Trek Bicycle at CES   
   > last month is a concept known as bicycle-to-vehicle communications.   
   > Instead of just autonomous vehicles (or all motorized vehicles) on the   
   > road being able to wirelessly communicate their position and   
   > intentions with one another, bikes would be able to join the party.   
   > ...   
   > ...   
   > There’s one problem: This is cheating. Autonomous cars, out there beta   
   > testing on U.S. roads today, can accurately detect other vehicles,   
   > pedestrians, even big game charging suddenly across a street. Forcing   
   > cyclists alone to strap a sensor onto their backs feels like a crutch,   
   > a cop-out.   
      
   Not that cyclists will do it anyway. Hell, they don't obey red lights   
   now.   
      
      
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