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Tracking animals suddenly crossing a highway laterally

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Asked in interviews

How would you track an animal (e.g. a deer) that suddenly darts laterally across a highway at speed? Why is this hard, and what design choices make the tracker handle it?

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An animal darts laterally across the highway — a fast, perpendicular motion unlike surrounding traffic — that the tracker must catch immediately.

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