When humans drive, they typically do it with two eyes. When cars drive themselves, they currently rely on several.  But while self-driving cars may be able to see more of the road than humans, the trick is teaching them to interpret all of that data as well as — and eventually, better than — humans can.

Source: CBC News

Date: January 17th, 2017

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/self-driving-cars-sensors-lidar-cameras-mobileye-velodyne-1.3927844

Discussion

1) Are there any issues that are different in Canada when it comes to designing vision for self-driving cars?

2) How much do you think weather makes a difference when it comes to designing the software for self-driving cars?