How do self-driving cars handle water on the road?

So if you want to know how they might handle it, there are a few answers. One likely one is knowledge of the 3D geometry of the road, which is built into the special high-detail maps these cars use to drive. read more

If their electronics are able to handle brief immersion they could drive in water like a gasoline car with a snorkel. Of course if the water gets so deep that you float, that’s another story. If the cabin floods it’s also not so great an idea. read more

Self-driving cars have the opportunity to save a lot of these lives, but only if they are capable of driving in snow better than we can. Driverless vehicles will face many of the same challenges that human drivers face in the winter: Slowing, turning and stopping the vehicle on icy streets will still be treacherous as snow tires and all-wheel drive can only prevent so much. read more

Handling bad weather for self-driving cars actually means handling two of the main functional components, 1. Sensors: The sensors enable the environment perception for any Autonomous Vehicle. Cameras, Radars and Lidars are some of the state-of-the-art sensors used in self-driving cars, in addition to Ultrasonic and GPS. read more