Self-Driving Cars in Snow
This cluster centers on discussions about the performance and challenges of autonomous vehicles in snow, ice, and winter conditions, including issues like tire choice, traction, visibility, drive types, and comparisons to human drivers.
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Turns out snow and ice provides challenges for cars driven by humans!
where i live we get snow for a few weeks a year. still the discipline is pretty poor with tire choice. Even here people rely too much on 4wd / AWD and neglect proper tires.
Rear wheel drive cars in snow country. I think not.
They are better at snow driving
Tires make or break snow driving, no?
How does it handle in the snow?
RWD are harder to drive in snow and slippery conditions.
I wonder how well these cars handle heavy snowfall or ice on the roads. I know firsthand how driving becomes infinitely more complicated under these conditions and it would be major selling point for these cars if they could handle it smoothly.
True, but car can't see lane marks and can't even recognize where the road is once it is covered in snow.
Probably just don't have them drive during snowy conditions. Roads are fine almost all the time during normal hours