Comment Re:GPS? (Score 1) 218
Assuming this is the link to the right article:
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~jonsid/savantcis.pdf
Then actually yes the system is aware of parallel vehicles and can avoid such collisions.
Reading some of the article looks like this is more of an exercise in neural networks than anything else.
What scares me most but actually makes sense is that the system does not have any video feed, and as far as I can tell, no feed of objects behind the car. It's strictly forward + side looking, and by "looking" I mean a Laser "RADAR".
An interesting aspect is that all of the "video" information (eg traffic light status) is to be obtained via live feed from "the authorities". This car does not have the sensors to figure out whether a light is red or green. Nor does it have any other video info (citing too costly processing requirements).
Sounds like it could be a pretty good driver assist (sophisticated cruise control + accident prevention), but looks like a truly autonomous vehicle is still some ways off.