Google's car: Safer than human drivers
You would think it would be more dangerous but it is actually safer.
A car without a human driver, without a steering wheel, without an accelerator pedal, or a brake pedal, would immediately raise concerns about safety in the minds of most people.
But the Google driverless car does not have a blind spot like humans and the eyes of the car are actually more sensitive than human eyes.
The car has sensors that remove blind spots and can " detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections" and the car is limited to 25 mph (40 km/hour), its maximum speed.
After the driver pushes a stop/go button, software working with sensors do all the work of driving. The driver can sit back and watch a screen that shows the route that the car is following or read a book, watch television or do get work some done.
Google, which already has driven hundreds of thousands of miles on public roads in self-drive mode with Lexus SUVs and Toyota Priuses outfitted with a combination of laser and radar sensors, cameras and computers to help it drive.
Google used extra manual controls with safety drivers who could take control and drive the car in case of an emergency.
Project engineers were now working on the more difficult problem of busy city streets.
The car is designed to be safe for pedestrians with a soft foam-like bumper in front and a more flexible windscreen to help reduce injuries.
The Google self-driving car project could change a lot of things. Drunk driving would no longer exist. No longer would blindness, eye-sight or age limit one's ability to travel by car.
Google is planning to build around a hundred prototype vehicles, will start testing early soon and if feasible hopes to run a small pilot program in California in the next few years.
To follow developments join the project Google+ page here.
Sources used here and here.
Google's car: Safer than human drivers
You would think it would be more dangerous but it is actually safer.
A car without a human driver, without a steering wheel, without an accelerator pedal, or a brake pedal, would immediately raise concerns about safety in the minds of most people.
But the Google driverless car does not have a blind spot like humans and the eyes of the car are actually more sensitive than human eyes.
The car has sensors that remove blind spots and can " detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections" and the car is limited to 25 mph (40 km/hour), its maximum speed.
After the driver pushes a stop/go button, software working with sensors do all the work of driving. The driver can sit back and watch a screen that shows the route that the car is following or read a book, watch television or do get work some done.
Google, which already has driven hundreds of thousands of miles on public roads in self-drive mode with Lexus SUVs and Toyota Priuses outfitted with a combination of laser and radar sensors, cameras and computers to help it drive.
Google used extra manual controls with safety drivers who could take control and drive the car in case of an emergency.
Project engineers were now working on the more difficult problem of busy city streets.
The car is designed to be safe for pedestrians with a soft foam-like bumper in front and a more flexible windscreen to help reduce injuries.
The Google self-driving car project could change a lot of things. Drunk driving would no longer exist. No longer would blindness, eye-sight or age limit one's ability to travel by car.
Google is planning to build around a hundred prototype vehicles, will start testing early soon and if feasible hopes to run a small pilot program in California in the next few years.
To follow developments join the project Google+ page here.
Sources used here and here.
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