Automated driving quick thoughts

irishgeo

I have been wondering about these questions.

How is an automated car going to respond to a herd of animals on the road. Sure its going to stop. But how's its going to know how to move the animals. Is it going to sit there? I known animals that won't move regardless of what you do.
Will automated cars come with a horn, will it be human operated.
Not something your going to find too often in big cities where the testing is done.

Second is to jump out yourself and clear them but what's to stop the car taking off without you if you jumped out without stopping the car because you forget yourself.

Del2005

The only animals that autonomous vehicles will have trouble dealing with are the 2 legged variety, usually looking at a smart phone, walking or standing in the road. The person in the car won't be able to use the horn or chase them away.

GarIT

irishgeo wrote: »

I have been wondering about these questions.

How is an automated car going to respond to a herd of animals on the road. Sure its going to stop. But how's its going to know how to move the animals. Is it going to sit there? I known animals that won't move regardless of what you do.
Will automated cars come with a horn, will it be human operated.
Not something your going to find too often in big cities where the testing is done.

Second is to jump out yourself and clear them but what's to stop the car taking off without you if you jumped out without stopping the car because you forget yourself.

There's automated cars being tested in Shannon and the countryside in Clare and places like India. Any design I know of will wait until they move or find an alternate route.

Atlantic Dawn

Perhaps they will have cattle tag reading hardware and can report the farmer for negligence?

GarIT

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Perhaps they will have cattle tag reading hardware and can report the farmer for negligence?

No

Charles Babbage

irishgeo wrote: »

I have been wondering about these questions.

How is an automated car going to respond to a herd of animals on the road. Sure its going to stop. But how's its going to know how to move the animals. Is it going to sit there? I known animals that won't move regardless of what you do.
Will automated cars come with a horn, will it be human operated.
Not something your going to find too often in big cities where the testing is done.

Second is to jump out yourself and clear them but what's to stop the car taking off without you if you jumped out without stopping the car because you forget yourself.

The automated car will make sheep dog noises, roar like a lion if appropriate, or make Cavan farmer invocations.

The car will know right well if anyone is inside, it is easier to detect a human in a seat than one about to cross the road 50m ahaead.

Twenty Grand

A herd of cows on the road is no different to any other obstacle.

The car will either wait, manoeuvre around or find an alternative route.

Spook_ie

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Perhaps they will have cattle tag reading hardware and can report the farmer for negligence?

If they develop that, they might be able to adapt it for Brexit in someway to track British Vs EU beef?