> They can also do constant updates because the cars themselves are able to detect road changes, self update maps and rollout changes to the entire fleet.
Which leads to mapping failures being unchecked, as the system that generated the data is the one checking the data by driving it. See bullet point 1 in their recent recall for an example.
> Prior to the Waymo ADS receiving the remedy described in this report, a collision could occur if the Waymo ADS encountered a pole or pole-like permanent object and all of the following were true:
> 1) the object was within the the boundaries of the road and the map did not include a hard road edge between the object and the driveable surface;
> 2) the Waymo ADS’s perception system assigned a low damage score to the object;
> 3) the object was located within the Waymo ADS’s intended path (e.g. when executing a pullover near the object); and
> 4) there were no other objects near the pole that the ADS would react to and avoid.
Which leads to mapping failures being unchecked, as the system that generated the data is the one checking the data by driving it. See bullet point 1 in their recent recall for an example.
> Prior to the Waymo ADS receiving the remedy described in this report, a collision could occur if the Waymo ADS encountered a pole or pole-like permanent object and all of the following were true:
> 1) the object was within the the boundaries of the road and the map did not include a hard road edge between the object and the driveable surface;
> 2) the Waymo ADS’s perception system assigned a low damage score to the object;
> 3) the object was located within the Waymo ADS’s intended path (e.g. when executing a pullover near the object); and
> 4) there were no other objects near the pole that the ADS would react to and avoid.