In anticipation of someday getting MobileEye to see and respond to stop signs, I've been doing some unscientific testing.
At "normal" residential road speeds, I find that I start decelerating by removing my foot from the accelerator about 150 or 180 feet before coming to the intersection. That results in a smooth deceleration and minimal braking (using regenerative braking), finally coming to a complete stop at the stop sign.
My question is whether MobileEye can "see" the stop sign at that distance. At 150 feet, it's a somewhat small target, so if it doesn't see the sign until I'm much closer to the intersection, braking will be sudden and uncomfortable when it's implemented. For comparison, I note that MobileEye sees and updates the speed limit just as it's passing the speed limit sign (and of course, such response would be inadequate for a stop sign).
Any engineer types have any knowledge on the capability of this system? I'd love to see it implemented, but I'm concerned that the sensitivity may not be sufficient.
At "normal" residential road speeds, I find that I start decelerating by removing my foot from the accelerator about 150 or 180 feet before coming to the intersection. That results in a smooth deceleration and minimal braking (using regenerative braking), finally coming to a complete stop at the stop sign.
My question is whether MobileEye can "see" the stop sign at that distance. At 150 feet, it's a somewhat small target, so if it doesn't see the sign until I'm much closer to the intersection, braking will be sudden and uncomfortable when it's implemented. For comparison, I note that MobileEye sees and updates the speed limit just as it's passing the speed limit sign (and of course, such response would be inadequate for a stop sign).
Any engineer types have any knowledge on the capability of this system? I'd love to see it implemented, but I'm concerned that the sensitivity may not be sufficient.