The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters).

  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 hours ago

    Garbage headline. Self driving cars use GPS for navigation, not collision avoidance. They use lidar, cameras, and radar for this.

    Would it make them possibly misnavigate when there are multiple close driveways? Sure. It’s not causing crashes though, as evidenced by the lack of crashes caused by this storm.

    This article title is deliberately misleading.

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    10 hours ago

    I think self driving cars are doing a fine job fucking up all the time even in the absence of solar flares.