# Another step toward self-driving cars

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**Created:** [February 21, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-step-toward-self-driving-cars/809292 "2018-02-21T20:31:00Z")\
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One of the biggest obstacles on the route to completely self-driving cars is the issue of bad weather. A team of Finnish researchers are working on that issue.

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> But would you trust a robot driver in snow and extreme cold? Researchers at Finland’s Technical Research Centre (VTT) believe we can.
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> They’ve tested out their robot car, Martti, in wintry conditions on a 10km (six-mile) stretch of public road in Muonio, Finnish Lapland.

> **[Self-driving cars: This robot driver cruises through snow and ice](https://www.zdnet.com/article/self-driving-cars-this-robot-driver-cruises-through-snow-and-ice/)**
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> Finnish researchers have been testing a winter-proof autonomous car on public roads.