[MOARDONGZPLZ]

I can only speak for myself, but I work on this stuff in this industry: Tesla’s choice is asinine at this point. It’s one thing to claim cameras only and find that won’t work and pivot, but they are so dug in that they can’t admit they were wrong and won’t do so. So it’s asinine now.

[Suppafly]

>It’s one thing to claim cameras only and find that won’t work and pivot, but they are so dug in that they can’t admit they were wrong and won’t do so. So it’s asinine now.

Didn't they start with lidar or radar or similar and then go back to only using vision based technologies?

[yndoendo]

What do yes call a person that has only visual sensory? Disabled.

Humans have sight, touch, taste, sound, smell, and vascular sensory. Only a portion of systems used in self drive automation.

[acka]

Humans also have a vestibular system[1] and proprioception[2], which I think are very important in making judgments about safe following distance, car handling, and road conditions, in particular in adverse conditions like strong side winds and slippery or icy roads, which may not always be visually obvious.

While some of this can be handled by an IMU, I think humans still have a strong advantage in fusing their various sensory inputs, thanks to millions of years of evolution.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception

[BenjiWiebe]

Well I haven't used taste nor smell in my driving yet. Touch only as far as vibration and steering wheel torque (both not difficult to sense with electronics).

That narrows it down a bit.

[wileydragonfly]

Never once smelled or tasted something funny when driving and realize you’d better pull over… like… right now? I have.