About whether self-driving cars will soon handle driving in snow.
Has this happened?
Yes 7 (5%)Not sure 69 (48%)No 69 (48%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether self-driving cars will soon handle driving in snow.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
But trust me in the next 6 months ai driving through snow will be 100% ready.
I’ll believe it when I see Waymo expand into Buffalo or Syracuse.
Driving on unplowed roads with several inches of snow is challenging, sometimes you can’t tell where the road stops and the curb/ditch/median starts. Do you follow the tire tracks or somehow stay between the lane markers (which aren’t visible due to the snow)?