Monday, January 11, 2016

Ford is testing self-driving cars in the snow, which is a really big deal


Ford has announced at the Detroit Auto Show this week that it’s now testing its autonomous research vehicles in snowy conditions. Inclement weather — conditions like heavy rain, snow, hail, and the like — have long been viewed as one of the final unsolved technical challenges to bringing self-driving cars to market.


The snow testing is, to some degree, a side effect of Ford’s home base in Michigan, where wintry conditions are unavoidable for several months out of the year. The company notes that traditional…



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Ford is testing self-driving cars in the snow, which is a really big deal

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