Speculation here, but it appears that the physical lane geometry (vs painted striping or poor attempt there of) is confusing EAP. I would suggest that this ALSO is true for human drivers. The biggest difference is that EAP does not seem very good at recognizing the dangerous gore point which is fairly well marked. Human drivers who are also confused by the lane markings seem much better at recognizing that the upcoming gore point is "bad" and are more appropriately stopping! My $0.02. Scary video.
Agreed. EDIT: Would this be a bit like the "dive for the off-ramp" that AP had a tendency to do before, except to the left rather than the right?
At the bottom this is another variant of the "stationary objects" problem. Long term they may need to complement with LIDAR to satisfactorily put that particular problem to bed for proper FSB....but I expect we won't see a LIDAR on Tesla vehicles for a few years, when they drastically drop in cost. Which is inevitable and perhaps even soonish:
Why experts believe cheaper, better lidar is right around the corner
Once you can get price down to $100/unit you can install 3, at the front corners and mid-back of the roof line so not even requiring a [air drag creating] tower, and get great coverage for IDing stationary objects. However LIDAR still gets dodgy in fog/snow/rain** and you're better off the more you can handle without out it. That, along with cost, is what I suspect is driving Musk's current path.
There is an alternative path for fixed point stationary objects. The Supercruise path of modeling the world but that doesn't handle relatively mobile stationary objects (parked vehicles for example) or recent changes, such as new construction.
EDIT: ** It is still improving on that, as LIDAR signal detection/processing algorithms are improving. This is part of why I expect you'll want two, offset sweeps covering the front.
Driverless cars have a new way to navigate in rain or snow Two sweeps should greatly improve accuracy/speed at which you can pull out the true signal from the precipitation induced noise. You'll also potentially be able to partially see "around" the edges of objects that would otherwise fully block view, without having to raise height with a tower.
