# Self-driving cars are headed toward an AI roadblock https://blog.cynexia.com/self-driving-cars-are-headed-toward-an-ai-roadblock Author: [Rob Aleck](https://blog.cynexia.com/pages/about) · https://github.com/mnbf9rca · https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaleck/ · https://family-foqos.app/ Published: 2018-07-03 Categories: LinkedIn cross-post Self driving cars always seem to be "tomorrow's promise". One major reason is the way that machine learning struggles with "generalising" from more specific data. A child doesn't need to be shown every possible type of chair to learn what a chair is - but throw a few pixels out and your CNN is likely to miscategorise that wolf as a bear ([http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/download/2202/1271]()), which could have catastrophic consequences, especially if the knowledge is used maliciously. The Verge is asking whether this limit on capability is leading to a dead end - without significant progress in generalisation driving may be simply too unpredictable to be achieveable [https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/3/17530232/self-driving-ai-winter-full-autonomy-waymo-tesla-uber]()Skeptics say full autonomy could be farther away than the industry admits