Posted on 12/22/2014 12:59:38 PM PST by Citizen Zed
Google has unveiled what it described as the "first real build" of its self-driving vehicle.
"We’re going to be spending the holidays zipping around our test track, and we hope to see you on the streets of Northern California in the new year," the team behind Google's Self-Driving Car Project announced via a post on Google+. "Our safety drivers will continue to oversee the vehicle for a while longer, using temporary manual controls as needed while we continue to test and learn."
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The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture is that cab from the first “Total Recall” movie.
It also reminds me of a Jerusalem Cricket.
I read something the other day that their initial plan is in-town stuff, 25mph, etc. The kind of driving that most people hate anyway. Also directed toward elderly, handicapped etc.
Can’t remember where it was or I’d look it up.
House to bar = walking.
Bar to house? Maybe...
It’s a start. Kind of amazing that this could be done at high speeds. Instant feedback and response.
Will never be as good as a human response, but then again, won’t get distracted by human distractions either.
We shall see if it can dodge potholes and find the center turn lane when most of the paint is worn off of the pavement.
I have no problem believing that they can design a car that works 99% of the time on good roads. It’s that last 1%...
This is a lawyer’s wet dream waiting to happen. When the a first crash is determined to be the Google Car’s fault, who is liable?
The passenger, Google, the programmers?
Sue them all - let God sort it out ...
self-driving vehicle , robots , Google plans to put everyone out of work
I’m sure insurance companies will be the final go/no go call on this technology. If you can’t insure it, obviously nobody will purchase one.
Or it may be used in countries other than the US that aren’t oversupplied with trial lawyers.
There it is, folks: The Emasculation Mobile.
The dream of millions of America-hating Leftists.
You have to cringe, weep and constantly repeat apologies for the door to open, and insert your testicles into a clamp for the thing to start.
Putin had to be sedated, he was laughing so hard he started choking.
Silly they will mandate it You can keep your insurance agent no worries
“Will never be as good as a human response”
Modern stability control systems are wonders at keeping humans from accidents.
Optional today, mandatory tomorrow.
That would depend on the human.
You haven't been in the car with my 89 year old Father-in-Law driving.
I’ve always thought the Prius was a pansy-looking car.
This one is even more limp-wristed.
Ooooh, yeah. My late Mom drove me home from a car problem one time - 25 mph, straight down the road, and I was proud of her...well, except for the fact that it was a 45 mph limit and her left blinker was on the entire time...
Who has legs that short?
It almost looks like a Fiat Jolly. Except for the fourth wheel and the lack of a door in the front.
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