But Mr. Nair has given considerable thought to the circumstances — a truck turning left into traffic and a partially automated vehicle traveling at highway speed, leaving little room for miscalculation. “We’ve not been able to do that with cameras and radar,” Mr. Nair said of Autopilot. The car’s lidar had spotted the man and the car sensed he was likely to dart into the road — and he did. The Ford cars used in the demonstration were outfitted with bulky lidar systems mounted on their roofs. Those cars are also Fusions — though ones that Ford Motor has played no part in turning into self-driving cars.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2016 00:23 UTC