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by OnlineGladiator 2324 days ago
It's also a serious consideration for companies working on self-driving cars, as unprotected left turns are extremely difficult for the robots.
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Not too surprising if we think about it. At a significant number of unprotected lefts at busy intersections, you basically have to semi-aggressively pull out in front of oncoming traffic and rely on them to slow down for you in order to get through in a reasonable time. It's tough to automate that in a safe way. Especially if it involves fuzzy value judgements about whether those cars seem like they'll probably slow down for you.