This sounds a great way to diminish public confidence in AI drivers. Racing is about pushing the limits and the almost inevitably means the odd crash, which is that last thing you want to see an autonomous car do.
What if they don't crash. How confidence inspiring would that be? A driver with 360 degree vision, almost perfect physical prediction, etc. I think it'd be hard for them to crash, and I assume not crashing is probably the primary objective the AI driver, after which is driving quickly. Crashing costs money lets not forget.
Not money but safety. A crash means a failure for AI. They might set the rules with costlier penalties for crashes, thus, algorithms will be set to prioritize safety/control than being ahead.
Racing in a circuit is in controlled environment. Real life traffic is much more complex. Driving during power cut-off in a city where traffic light is not functioning, flooding, landslide or any disaster will be difficult for AI.
I get fixing the vehicle hardware, but fixing the AI platform seems arbitrarily monopolistic. Shouldn't any company claiming to have the hardware and/or software chops to compete be able to do so? Are Nvidia scared of being beaten at their own game? Can any relevant argument to fix the AI hardware platform actually be raised?
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BedfordTim - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
This sounds a great way to diminish public confidence in AI drivers. Racing is about pushing the limits and the almost inevitably means the odd crash, which is that last thing you want to see an autonomous car do.Wardrop - Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - link
What if they don't crash. How confidence inspiring would that be? A driver with 360 degree vision, almost perfect physical prediction, etc. I think it'd be hard for them to crash, and I assume not crashing is probably the primary objective the AI driver, after which is driving quickly. Crashing costs money lets not forget.zodiacfml - Sunday, October 15, 2017 - link
Not money but safety. A crash means a failure for AI. They might set the rules with costlier penalties for crashes, thus, algorithms will be set to prioritize safety/control than being ahead.0iron - Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - link
Racing in a circuit is in controlled environment. Real life traffic is much more complex. Driving during power cut-off in a city where traffic light is not functioning, flooding, landslide or any disaster will be difficult for AI.Valantar - Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - link
I get fixing the vehicle hardware, but fixing the AI platform seems arbitrarily monopolistic. Shouldn't any company claiming to have the hardware and/or software chops to compete be able to do so? Are Nvidia scared of being beaten at their own game? Can any relevant argument to fix the AI hardware platform actually be raised?charleswells889 - Friday, November 3, 2017 - link
Thank you for sharing. https://ios12update.com/harryseth - Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - link
This sounds like a big deal to me. I missed the live updates, but reading them now!