Just listing out some considerations / parameters for a self-driving car algorithm :
- Are lane markings clear ?
- What is the traffic in the lane immediately ahead ?
- What is the traffic in the adjacent lane(s) ?
- What is the approaching / predicted curvature of the roads nearby ?
- Are any pedestrians approaching ?
- What do the traffic signs suggest about the speed limit ?
- How to sense the driving condition(s) and what would be the safe speed limit for the current driving condition(s) ?
- How to sense if an emergency vehicle is approaching ? This could be done by audio / visual techniques.
- For a situation in which an incident cannot be prevented, how to minimize loss of human life ( and secondarily property ) ?
- View the trend in brake light(s) of cars up front, so that if the cars ahead start to activate their brake light(s), then a speed slow down could be implemented.
