Is the Chaotic World Ready for Self-Driving Cars?

Wired

Autonomous driving is hitting the streets in big U.S. cities like San Francisco, New York and Pittsburgh, where sets of rules make it possible. Europe, South Korea, Singapore, and Japan are also getting ready.

But what about Middle Eastern and African countries with little structure – it’s common to see cars driving the wrong way, running red lights, and zigzagging across wide roads without the slightest regard to lane markings.

“There are no rules here. Everything is possible,” said Daniel Asmar, a computer-vision expert and engineering professor at the American University of Beirut. “Humans can deal quite well with that, even if they get frustrated and honk at each other.” For computers, the chaos would be an enormous challenge.

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