Should Self-Driving Cars Have Razzle Dazzle To Make Them Standout Or Maybe That’s A Bad Idea

Dr. Lance Eliot, AI Insider

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We generally think of camouflage as a means to blend into the surroundings.

There’s another form of camouflage that we don’t often consider, namely the kind that is known as motion dazzle, also sometimes called razzle-dazzle, or perhaps more easily understood by the name disruptive camouflage.

In this instance, the desire is to actually stand out and be readily seen.

Background About Disruptive Camouflage

This idea of using disruptive camouflage was extensively undertaken during World War I and also somewhat during World War II.

We tend to think of navy ships as always being painted a rather dull monotone grey color.

This would seem to be a wise choice.

At sea, the navy ships would tend to blend into the background of a grayish sky and a blue sea. Presumably, whales and dolphins use a similar colorization to try to blend into their surroundings. Here in Southern California, you…