Post by Desert Dweller on Jun 13, 2024 20:16:27 GMT -5
Waymo had to recall all of its driverless cars in Arizona today because they can't tell the difference between a road and a telephone pole.
One of these cars was called to a pickup, and instead of staying on the road, it drove into a small alley, and then ran straight into a telephone pole.
Waymo says it is going to update their mapping software to put a harder road edge at the edge of the driveable surface. And it put out a software update "that improves the automated driving system's response to poles or pole-like permanent objects."
Because apparently no one thought before to program the software to avoid permanent electrical and telephone poles?
One of these cars was called to a pickup, and instead of staying on the road, it drove into a small alley, and then ran straight into a telephone pole.
Waymo says it is going to update their mapping software to put a harder road edge at the edge of the driveable surface. And it put out a software update "that improves the automated driving system's response to poles or pole-like permanent objects."
Because apparently no one thought before to program the software to avoid permanent electrical and telephone poles?
