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BinaryIgor
I sometimes wonder whether we will ever solve all edge cases like the one described here; maybe, autonomous driving will always remain semi and almost there, but never quite fully
rsynnott
This doesn't seem like that much of an edge-case. Level crossings are not exactly some weird exotic rarely-seen thing, and you'd think they'd actually be relatively easy compared to normal traffic junctions; they're clearly marked on the maps, and they have big obvious flashing red lights.
duxup
I'm sure it's more complicated than it seems (or maybe not), but that video is pretty damning. It's not like something is blocking the car's view, the lights and crossing bars are very visible. Car just doesn't notice / keeps going.
quantified
Still, since "full self-driving" is allowed to mean "not at all full self-driving" by our laws and courts, the driver is responsible for any accidents here.
FireBeyond
Doesn't surprise me, yes, things have evolved, but 18 months ago in Pennsylvania, watching Tesla show a train crossing as an erratic conga line of trucks and an equally erratic looking traffic light.
nrds
You're talking about the visualization app. This has almost nothing to do with FSD besides being fed by the same cameras and maybe some similar preprocessing.
FireBeyond
So you're telling me that the way it depicts traffic signals on screen, and the way it reacts to traffic signals, or alerts you, are completely independent?

Yeah, I fail to see any issue there. Like the car attempting to drive through the boomgate...

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