Google is putting its cars on public roads this summer
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CAB DRIVERS GONNA BE FURIOUS.
Google will unleash its self-driving cars on public roads this summer
By Karen Tumbokon — May 18, 2015
Google admits to 11 accidents with self-driving cars, claims cars never at fault
Google wants to stick airbags on the outside of its driverless car
Google sees ride sharing, solar power in the future of its self driving car
Google Now could soon have more to show from Google+
Android Lollipop is only on 5.4 percent of devices, and Kitkat is still the most popular
Google announced on Friday that its self-driving car will be ready to start cruising the streets of Mountain View, California this summer. This will be the first time that Google will be taking its own cars, that it built from the ground up, onto public roads. The company has been test-driving these self-driving vehicles since 2009, and aims to make them available this summer.
Chris Urmson, the director of Google’s self-driving car project, has acknowledged that Google cars have been in 11 fender benders, since the company started testing over six years ago. However, Urmson says that “not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.”
Related: Google’s self-driving cars have been in 11 accidents
While the Google self-driving car isn’t considered to be a “luxury” car, it’s more about comfort. The Google self-driving car will have two seats with seatbelts, a space for passengers belongings, a screen that shows the route, and, of course, buttons to start and stop the car. Google’s self driving cars are able to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal.
What’s different about Google’s self-driving car is its safety features. Google’s self-driving car will have sensors that remove blind spots, which will be helpful while driving on intersections. The capped speed for the first vehicles will be at 25 mph. Later this summer, Google’s safety drivers will be testing a hundred prototype vehicles.
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Urmson said, “We’re looking forward to learning how the community perceives and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle — e.g., where it should stop if it can’t stop at its exact destination due to construction or congestion.”
Google’s Lexus SUVs and other cars have driven almost 1 million miles on autopilot and are averaging 10,000 self-driven miles a week.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/google-self-driving-car-public-roads/#ixzz3aVcbUhHj
By Karen Tumbokon — May 18, 2015
Google admits to 11 accidents with self-driving cars, claims cars never at fault
Google wants to stick airbags on the outside of its driverless car
Google sees ride sharing, solar power in the future of its self driving car
Google Now could soon have more to show from Google+
Android Lollipop is only on 5.4 percent of devices, and Kitkat is still the most popular
Google announced on Friday that its self-driving car will be ready to start cruising the streets of Mountain View, California this summer. This will be the first time that Google will be taking its own cars, that it built from the ground up, onto public roads. The company has been test-driving these self-driving vehicles since 2009, and aims to make them available this summer.
Chris Urmson, the director of Google’s self-driving car project, has acknowledged that Google cars have been in 11 fender benders, since the company started testing over six years ago. However, Urmson says that “not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.”
Related: Google’s self-driving cars have been in 11 accidents
While the Google self-driving car isn’t considered to be a “luxury” car, it’s more about comfort. The Google self-driving car will have two seats with seatbelts, a space for passengers belongings, a screen that shows the route, and, of course, buttons to start and stop the car. Google’s self driving cars are able to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal.
What’s different about Google’s self-driving car is its safety features. Google’s self-driving car will have sensors that remove blind spots, which will be helpful while driving on intersections. The capped speed for the first vehicles will be at 25 mph. Later this summer, Google’s safety drivers will be testing a hundred prototype vehicles.
Skip ►
Urmson said, “We’re looking forward to learning how the community perceives and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle — e.g., where it should stop if it can’t stop at its exact destination due to construction or congestion.”
Google’s Lexus SUVs and other cars have driven almost 1 million miles on autopilot and are averaging 10,000 self-driven miles a week.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/google-self-driving-car-public-roads/#ixzz3aVcbUhHj
Uh yeah. And how much crash testing have they done with that vehicle? If it gets into an accident, even a no-fault accident, it's going to game over.
Plus, let's keep it a hundred. It looks like trash.
Plus, let's keep it a hundred. It looks like trash.
The Ford Model T did not perform like an Audi S5
First Macintosh didn't look like a MacBook Air
No kidding Sherlock Holmes. But there's a certain amount of engineering that we have available today such that building a vehicle isn't rocket science or "new ground". We can make whatever cars we want in whatever shape with whatever engine. But if you look at that vehicle. It is a low-powered vehicle and as such, doesn't have the torque to push a heavy vehicle. It's basically going to have the crumple zone of a Pop Tarts box. Make sense.
No you're making very little sense, I'm not sure I can or want to engage in further conversation.
The Google Car is fully electric, big enough for two passengers. It'll only go 25 miles per hour.
Nothing about this car is traditional: it has a front made of compressible foam, a flexible plastic windshield, and a dual-motor system that keeps the car running even if part of its engine fails.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5756852/googles-self-driving-car-isnt-a-car-its-the-future
Like I said, it's game over if you get hit in that. You are more likely to survive with less injury in a small sub-subcompact car, like the Scion iQ or Smart ForTwo.
I think you may be overstating your knowledge of the safety a bit. Do you know how the vehicles respond in a crash? Being made of compressible foam just may help it in an accident.
Okay, when you show me NHTSA crash test reports, then we can talk. So the argument is moot for now.
