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Old 12-28-2016, 09:03 PM  
rowan
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There are roadworks on a freeway near me, and they've painted a temporary lane alignment using yellow paint, but they haven't removed the white lines from the old lanes. It's a bit of a mind fuck, because the white lines weave all over the place relative to the temporary lanes, and motorists are not used to yellow divider lines on roads here. I wonder how a self-driving car would go?


Here's what I'm talking about. If the autopilot simply "follows cars ahead" then you could be in for some strife.

(The closest two cars are sitting in the old lane alignment, straddling two of the new lanes.)
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