xkcd #2841: Sign Combo
xkcd #2841: Sign Combo
How to segfault an autonomous vehicle.
88ReplyI knew printing your own signs would lead to interesting exploits, but this is just next level.
8ReplySomeone will at some point try this for sure
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75ReplyPutting it into reverse requires you to stop first.
8Replyi think you could theoretically drift to maintain velocity in a different axis while accelerating in reverse to technically not ever "stop"
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I'd just drive off the road to the right. Where I'm going, I don't need rules. I may need new tires, though...
20ReplyAnd suspension, shocks, axel, exhaust, undercarriage...
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Welcome to Germany
18ReplyYou could reverse down the road, or would there be a moment between forwards and backwards when you're stopped?
16ReplyIt's not a u-turn if you skid into a wicked 540
22ReplyKnight Rider vibes.
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You have to cross over 0 at some point
6ReplyStopping isn't the same as driving at 0 speed.
A car is stopped if and only if its acceleration is also 0.
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Somewhat more sophisticated version of a one-way cul-de-sac.
14Reply 12Replysigns may only apply to the road after them, so you could validly stop just before it.
My thoughts exactly; problem solved. Just do what the first sign says before the others apply.
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What concerns me the most is the no uturn followed by road that says you can pass and in theory u turn
10ReplyTime to go off-roading.
8ReplyIs this an auditor trap?
3ReplyWell clearly they want you to drive sideways
3Replyreverse
2ReplySliiiide to the left!
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alt text is supposed to describe the image for people who are visually impaired, that's just a caption
edit: didn't know what I was talking about, xkcd has a specific thing called alt text that's different from what I was describing, my bad lol
-1ReplyAlt text on XKCD posts is the label that displays when you hover over the post on their website, it's not something that the user has added.
11Replyoh dang my bad didn't realize it had an xkcd specific meaning, thx for correcting me!
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