and interpreting the NOT red of this one light in the middle as time to go into the intersection
This shouldn't happen anyway, as flashing red lights with no stop signs can and do exist in less than all travelled directions in some intersections. In my lay opinion, it is more likely FSD is switching to the wrong function or has bad map data that the lights override when not apparently flashing. I'm surprised we don't see more of that, though, considering how much even automotive LED (DC) lights flicker in video while traffic control LEDs may well be AC.
This is already in place in some areas, and they can also receive signalling from emergency services to override the light on demand during emergencies. Not sure how pervasive it is though. Certainly local DOT has some overall system capability for this but that would be through central control.
You have any sources on this? I assume Audi's proof of concept was in Germany, and you appear to be talking about the US since you mention DOT. Thing is, according to what I've read, emergency vehicles use light to do this, not radio, and it is one-way communication. There's also the fact that each state has a different DOT.
I hope Tesla continues to secretly test lidar. On FSD 10.5 I am disengaging every 1 to 2 minutes. It's absurd. In my opinion vision is not working and is too finicky depending on light, shadows and time of day.
I don't think Tesla is "secretly testing" LIDAR. I think they utilize LIDAR to prove out their camera configurations and calibration functions.
Aren't all of these lighting positions standardized? People who are color blind can still drive. All I was saying is there are other ways of identifying a traffic signal and I would think that the really smart people at Tesla would have already worked that into the system they use to ID whether or not the car should go or stop.
Not at all, I've heard anecdotes of red lights being on the bottom and colorblind people stopping for green and going for red accordingly. There's also the fact that each state has its own regulations as I mention in a previous unrelated reply in this post. If that weren't bad enough, the fact that they can theoretically be turned sideways in either direction is further exacerbated by the fact that some states have lights turn yellow between green and red (that is as it becomes time to stop) while other states have them turn yellow between red and green (that is as it becomes time to go). In atypical situations, a colorblind person has to pay attention to vehicles in front of them (even AP does that). If there are no lead vehicles in such a situation, a colorblind person can only rely on cross traffic (FSD is better off recognizing the colors than relying primarily on the behavior of potentially occluded cross traffic), and may well run a red or stop at a green depending on the situation.
I don't have Wi-Fi and must use my iPhone hotspot to download updates. Luckily for some reason Tesla is using cell data to download all Beta updates, as of now. Hope they keep this up.
I'm guessing "some reason" is that they want all beta testing vehicles on the same version for data collection and/or liability purposes. There was a time (before Model 3 started flooding the streets) when all updates would go over mobile some time after they were released over WiFi (technically, I think this would still happen [after years instead of weeks, assuming the versions that would be available via mobile weren't pulled before the scheduled date passed] according to code exploration by
@verygreen ), but IMO, a similar era is unlikely to return considering that it didn't return with paid premium connectivity.