Apparently simulation is a big part of teaching cars how to drive.

>>8971943
Kinematic models are used a lot, but there's definitely full dynamical models used.


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>>8971960
Are self-driving simulations constrained by physics simulations in any way? Where do you see avenues for improvement?

>>8971968
> Where do you see avenues for improvement?
optics and image processing
machine vision is so incredibly behind human vision
Rain, droplets on lenses, and changing lighting conditions all mess with optical sensors.
I never got into it, but I thought that fault detection and correction was something cool to get into.

> Are self-driving simulations constrained by physics simulations in any way?
pretty sure car physics simulations are pretty strong.
I've worked with quadcopter simulations where they have to deal with the airflow effects around the ground and walls, which seems far more complicated than cars.

If anything, they might still do some airflow effects for higher performance models, but I don't see this happening. Models only have to be so good to be useful.
Maybe snow, rain, ice, muddy, and leaf conditions. I've been far away from self-driving car literature too long.
Your pic looks like tech I've seen for a decade now

>>8972001
Alright. Im asking because I'm currently doing a student project for a company developing a physics engine that's pretty good at handling complex scenes, so I was thinking I might be able to make some kind of self-learning pitch or something. Frankly I probably know to little about the industry to make a proper pitch, though.

>>8971943
Well I don't know about self driving cars, but let me say this, modelling tires is fucking intense. Literally where the rubber hits the road. Thermal effects are immensly important

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>simulations
not installing automation hardware on all cars. then having your cars constantly gather real life data from human drivers and your beta automation software.