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Subject: Re: [OM] Self-Driving - OTT
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:01:15 +0100
Have they performed blind tests?

Amities
Philipe, in snow, occasionally

> Le 19 janv. 2018 à 21:54, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> Just a random thought...
> 
> I wonder how autonomous cars would handle Alaskan roads? Between black
> ice, no visible lines, snow, dirt, gravel and moose guts, I have had
> enough time seeing where to drive. You can't use GPS to guide the
> vehicle, because the traffic follows different "lanes" than what are
> defined. Half the time, the lane steers itself down the shoulder and
> across the rumble strips.
> 
> They really don't bother with plowing the roads up here. No salt,
> either. As long as the traffic is moving fast enough, the snow tends
> to blow off the roads enough that you can see places to put your
> tires. But with the ever-present black-ice, you actually need to drive
> on what remains instead of where it's clear.
> 
> -- 
> Ken Norton
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