[de6u99er]

I brlieve self driving can be achieved through standards, e.g. if roads become digital. Street signs and cars could communicate the current state of traffic in real time with other cars. It should be left to the state to detect certain events. E.g. traffic jams or, if a bicycle or pedestrian is about to cross the road. This way liability issues could be fairly split up between law- and car-makers.

[medellin]

That sounds great if we want to rebuild our entire road infrastructure. So using this for self driving will never happen since it would require every country to implement a very costly standard.

Sounds great in practice but isn’t realistic in the slightest

[hnburnsy]

Not sure that a rebuild is necessary, could be a simple as beacons on the back of emergency vehicles, 'qr' coded signs, and reflective road markers. Tesla already detects traffic cones...

https://electrek.co/2019/11/07/tesla-autopilot-handle-constr...

[oblib]

>> Sounds great in practice but isn’t realistic in the slightest

And that's also why a "self driving" car isn't realistic.

I think the proper term for what we have now should, at most, be something more akin to "Assisted Driving Features" because right now it's far to blurry.

[ClumsyPilot]

> would require every country to implement a very costly standard.

Thats what road are already. They are costly and they are mostly standard through out the world.