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Quite sad, I worked on one of these cars, and spent late nights getting my part ready on time. Then I was a GM tariffs sacrifice. My understanding is that 5G
by HNisCurated 7y ago
Quite sad, I worked on one of these cars, and spent late nights getting my part ready on time.
Then I was a GM tariffs sacrifice.
My understanding is that 5G should fix the winter/rain issues, as you can calculate location more precise.
- majewsky 7y agoI've always wondered why politicians here in Germany insist that you need 5G for autonomous driving. I thought tech companies just lied to them to get them to subsidize their 5G networks. Are you telling me 5G is actually used for geolocation? If so, I'd love to hear more.
- foobiekr 7y ago5G hype is being driven by companies in telecommunications and networking. It’s absolute nonsense.
- dreamcompiler 7y agoLocation tells you where you are. It does not tell you what unexpected obstacles are in your path and how to avoid them safely. The latter seems to be where a lot of self-driving pipe dreams turn into nightmares.
- nradov 7y ago5G won't fix anything. The location precision is worse than what you can usually get with the latest GNSS receivers. And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber?
- anchpop 7y ago> And what happens when the 5G tower is down because a construction crew accidentally cut the backhaul fiber? I assume the cars would stop and we would have to go back to driving them manually for a few hours or days
- FireBeyond 7y agoApropos of anything else, the tower knows where it is, unless it's mobile. Having no backhaul doesn't mean it can't be broadcasting / used for location information. They also (almost) always come with their own battery backup / generator.
- valine 7y agoWhy would precise location data help with winter/rain issues? Is GM planning to maintain hyper detailed maps of the entire country? That doesn't seem like a workable solution.