Alice is on her way home from visiting a friend late in the evening. Since she had too much to drink, Alice plans on taking a self-driving taxi down the mountain towards home. The taxi pulls up in front of the house and Alice gets in. As the taxi reaches the winding part of the journey down the mountain, Alice starts to panic as the road looks very slick due to a sudden rain shower. Fortunately, the car is equipped with the ADAPT system that is designed specifically for safe control of vehicles through adverse conditions.
As the car rounds a corner, it comes upon a wet spot. It identifies that this is an area of limited vehicle grip, instantly plans a new path, and effortlessly avoids this spot in a way that does not cause any discomfort to the passenger.
The car then identifies an unavoidable wet spot, and autonomously adjusts to a new maximum speed at which it can take the drive through the spot.
The self-driving taxi drops Alice at her house later that evening. Now, Alice has a high opinion of safety in ADAPT autonomous vehicles and would definitely take the self-driving taxi service again, especially if it is raining outside.
