Very interesting. I have some views on driverless cars -- see links below, especially the one called #3 in the second article link. I'd love to know more about "proprioception the way we do (yes, proprioception does come into play when you drive)". I'm wondering if it's another way of thinking about the heightened awareness of potential hazards demonstrated by advanced drivers (see article #3)
Remember when Simone Biles had a case of the "twisties" and bowed out of the Olympics? That was her proprioception glitching, essentially. She couldn't tell where her body was in space as she was twirling in the air, a potentially deadly scenario, as it makes it difficult if not impossible to land properly on your feet.
You use the same sense when you drive. Your eyes are on the road but you know where your feet are (gas pedal, brake, clutch if relevant) as well as your hands. But the extended proprioception sense I'm talking about is being able to sense how your car is moving through space, having a sense of its mass, size and shape as you park or gauge whether you can squeeze past that line of cars to turn right and so on.
Great points here and things I've been dealing with in Autonomous design for years. Interestingly enough, the grid and structure of cities is actually easier, much easier, than terrain navigation even though it seems busier.
Very interesting. I have some views on driverless cars -- see links below, especially the one called #3 in the second article link. I'd love to know more about "proprioception the way we do (yes, proprioception does come into play when you drive)". I'm wondering if it's another way of thinking about the heightened awareness of potential hazards demonstrated by advanced drivers (see article #3)
https://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2014/5/30/driverless-cars-technology-trumps-experience-again.html
https://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/an-unintended-consequence-of-driverless-cars
Remember when Simone Biles had a case of the "twisties" and bowed out of the Olympics? That was her proprioception glitching, essentially. She couldn't tell where her body was in space as she was twirling in the air, a potentially deadly scenario, as it makes it difficult if not impossible to land properly on your feet.
You use the same sense when you drive. Your eyes are on the road but you know where your feet are (gas pedal, brake, clutch if relevant) as well as your hands. But the extended proprioception sense I'm talking about is being able to sense how your car is moving through space, having a sense of its mass, size and shape as you park or gauge whether you can squeeze past that line of cars to turn right and so on.
Great points here and things I've been dealing with in Autonomous design for years. Interestingly enough, the grid and structure of cities is actually easier, much easier, than terrain navigation even though it seems busier.