[HNisCurated]

Quite sad, I worked on one of these cars, and spent late nights getting my part ready on time.

Then I was a GM tariffs sacrifice.

My understanding is that 5G should fix the winter/rain issues, as you can calculate location more precise.

[nradov]

5G won't fix anything. The location precision is worse than what you can usually get with the latest GNSS receivers. And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber?

[anchpop]

> And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber?

I assume the cars would stop and we would have to go back to driving them manually for a few hours or days

[jimpudar]

The goal is eventually to have vehicles without manual controls, so this won't be an option.

[nradov]

Outside of a few limited areas, that goal won't be achieved in our lifetimes.

[FireBeyond]

Apropos of anything else, the tower knows where it is, unless it's mobile. Having no backhaul doesn't mean it can't be broadcasting / used for location information. They also (almost) always come with their own battery backup / generator.

[majewsky]

I've always wondered why politicians here in Germany insist that you need 5G for autonomous driving. I thought tech companies just lied to them to get them to subsidize their 5G networks. Are you telling me 5G is actually used for geolocation? If so, I'd love to hear more.

[foobiekr]

5G hype is being driven by companies in telecommunications and networking. It’s absolute nonsense.

[dreamcompiler]

Location tells you where you are. It does not tell you what unexpected obstacles are in your path and how to avoid them safely. The latter seems to be where a lot of self-driving pipe dreams turn into nightmares.

[valine]

Why would precise location data help with winter/rain issues? Is GM planning to maintain hyper detailed maps of the entire country? That doesn't seem like a workable solution.