This area is exploding, and I kinda wish car manufacturers will design in a way that a car can be upgraded, e.g., CPU stuff. Otherwise, cars are going to be obsolete sooner than what they are used to.
They did that because they sell their cars on features that don't exist yet, like true FSD. They also just fill up their memory pool with OTA updates so if they didn't have that feature they'd just brick older cars. Your average car doesn't required it.
I'm really puzzled by the way everyone is doing self-driving. Most people around me do only 5-10 different trips 90+% of the time. Instead of going for full automation all the time, why don't cars just learn those 5-10 trips, and when something new along them requires human attention ?
I think its because its not that much easier. The hard part isnt the shape of the road. Its the pedestrians, weather, random debris, and other cars. Even with the same route those are different every single time.
the mapping and training everyone is doing with AI is basically "knowing" the road. They can use oversized sensors and gather data to find common patterns. If you did it individually the rides would be pretty dangerous until your car learned the path since it would have very little information to go off of.
That's 5-10 trips among hundreds of millions of people, i.e at that point you've already solved general autonomy. It's not like it can just remember the route you show it a few times because all the variables and other people driving are what makes this hard.
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mmrezaie - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
This area is exploding, and I kinda wish car manufacturers will design in a way that a car can be upgraded, e.g., CPU stuff. Otherwise, cars are going to be obsolete sooner than what they are used to.arashi - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
RIP vehicle inspectors lol if this ever pans out.tipoo - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
Tesla already did that years ago. Both the media control unit and the FSD computer are modules that can be upgraded.whatthe123 - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
They did that because they sell their cars on features that don't exist yet, like true FSD. They also just fill up their memory pool with OTA updates so if they didn't have that feature they'd just brick older cars. Your average car doesn't required it.DanCar - Monday, February 28, 2022 - link
Agree! Would be great if we can buy a car that won't be obsolete after L4 breakthrough!StormyParis - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
I'm really puzzled by the way everyone is doing self-driving. Most people around me do only 5-10 different trips 90+% of the time. Instead of going for full automation all the time, why don't cars just learn those 5-10 trips, and when something new along them requires human attention ?spoorthyv - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
I think its because its not that much easier. The hard part isnt the shape of the road. Its the pedestrians, weather, random debris, and other cars. Even with the same route those are different every single time.StormyParis - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
but isn't it easier to spot them when you already "know" the road ?whatthe123 - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
the mapping and training everyone is doing with AI is basically "knowing" the road. They can use oversized sensors and gather data to find common patterns. If you did it individually the rides would be pretty dangerous until your car learned the path since it would have very little information to go off of.tipoo - Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - link
That's 5-10 trips among hundreds of millions of people, i.e at that point you've already solved general autonomy. It's not like it can just remember the route you show it a few times because all the variables and other people driving are what makes this hard.