Tesla Inc (TSLA)

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Be funny if on Oct 10th, theres a geostorm and the robotaxi runs a red light like MobileEye did when it was showcasing its autonomous tech and some EM interference caused it to run a red light.

One such issue came to light when Mobileye began testing an autonomous prototype in Jerusalem back in May, only to have the vehicle run a red light during press demonstrations. The company’s CEO, Amnon Shashua, blamed wireless signals from a local TV station’s cameras for having disrupted the traffic light’s transponder – which sends information to vehicles.

“It was a very unique situation,” said Shashua. “We’d never anticipated something like this.”

Never anticipated yet somehow the CEO claims to know the source of the electromagnetic interference. Hmmm.

Automakers currently developing self-driving and connected vehicles are having to tackle a very old problem concerning electronics, specifically the interference caused by other wireless devices.

Known as electromagnetic interference, these types of signals date back to the early days of radio technology and can have negative effects on how computer chips operate, reports Automotive News.

"specifically the interference caused" by man-made or natural radiation is how this should have read.

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/07/self-driving-cars-engaged-fight-wireless-interference/