> Autopilot may not detect stationary vehicles at highway speeds and it cannot detect some objects.
To be more precise, then: I agree with you that might be "very easy" to detect objects and then, say, stop. But apparently, self-driving cars would then stop all the time needlessly, which is why they're not programmed that way.
So, what is hard, then, it appears, is to avoid crashing into people or objects, but still keep driving when safe.
1. Uber crash, Tempe, Arizona, 2018-03-18
2. Tesla crash, Mountain View, 2018-03-23
> Autopilot may not detect stationary vehicles at highway speeds and it cannot detect some objects.
To be more precise, then: I agree with you that might be "very easy" to detect objects and then, say, stop. But apparently, self-driving cars would then stop all the time needlessly, which is why they're not programmed that way.
So, what is hard, then, it appears, is to avoid crashing into people or objects, but still keep driving when safe.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elaine_Herzberg
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Autopilot#Mountain_View,...