Can you handle parking structures? I heard a lot of the autonomous cars were using 2D maps and couldn't handle multiple levels. Haha! This was just a year or two ago.

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cperciva 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Google maps has been able to figure out parking structures for me recently. Not sure what technology is involved (gps isn't great for vertical) but it's clearly possible.

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fnord77 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

one of the waymo depots in SF is a multi level parking building

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Zigurd 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Google has been collecting data on building interiors for several years now. Not just parking structures. This data is currently used in streetview. Google's geospatial data is unequaled and maybe a bigger advantage than is readily visible.

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lunarboy 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do they need a "map" of a parking tower though, just like how humans don't exactly need Google Maps inside of one? I feel like this is something self driving + vision (exit signs and arrows) can handle

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kayamon 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Do taxis need to park tho?

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mystifyingpoi 3 days ago | parent [-]

I mean, depending on the situation, of course. Do taxi drivers in US drop people right in the middle of a busy street?

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kayamon 3 days ago | parent [-]

Kinda yeah? They certainly don't navigate into long-term multi-storey parking structures.

	▲	mystifyingpoi 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Fair point, both extremes don't really happen in reality.