Answers.Body: <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/530276/hidden-obstacles-for-googles-self-driving-cars/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.technologyreview.com/s/530276/hidden-obstacles-for-googles-self-driving-cars/</a></p>
  
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    <p>Google’s cars can detect and respond to stop signs that aren't on its map, a feature that was introduced to deal with temporary signs used at construction sites. But in a complex situation like at an unmapped four-way stop the car might fall back to slow, extra cautious driving to avoid making a mistake.</p>
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  <p>It's highly probable they would slow down with current technology, as they can detect temporary signs and are designed to use slow speed in complex cases.</p>
  
  <p>If it was a true temporary sign (e.g. road repair), how can it make the distinction? It probably would be worse to ignore a slow down sign than slow down at a fake one.</p>
  
  <p>IMHO, the problem there is with the joke in the first place, as some humans might slow down too.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I was wondering what will happen when somebody places a fake speedsign, of 10 miles per hour on a high way. Will a autonomous car slow down? Is this a current issue of autonomous cars? </p>
  
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Title: What will happen when you place a fake speedsign on a highway?
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ThreadText: # What will happen when you place a fake speedsign on a highway?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-23)
  
  I was wondering what will happen when somebody places a fake speedsign, of 10 miles per hour on a high way. Will a autonomous car slow down? Is this a current issue of autonomous cars?
  
  **Tags:** object-recognition, autonomous-vehicles, ai-security, ai-safety
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-23. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/530276/hidden-obstacles-for-googles-self-driving-cars/>
  
  > Google’s cars can detect and respond to stop signs that aren't on its map, a feature that was introduced to deal with temporary signs used at construction sites. But in a complex situation like at an unmapped four-way stop the car might fall back to slow, extra cautious driving to avoid making a mistake.
  
  It's highly probable they would slow down with current technology, as they can detect temporary signs and are designed to use slow speed in complex cases.
  
  If it was a true temporary sign (e.g. road repair), how can it make the distinction? It probably would be worse to ignore a slow down sign than slow down at a fake one.
  
  IMHO, the problem there is with the joke in the first place, as some humans might slow down too.
  
  
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