Google's self-driving car is no secret. The Search giant has now built some
prototypes. Yes, you heard it right. The Google car is for real, and
interestingly comes without a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake
pedal, as a car driver won't need any of it. The software and sensors do
all the driving.
Google reportedly aims at building up to 200 such cars and hopes these
vehicles will be available in various cities within the next couple of
years.
Google is known to be testing self-driving cars since 2009, incorporating
laser sensors and radars into standard automobiles such as the Prius from
Toyota Motor Corp and sport-utility vehicles from Toyota luxury car
division Lexus, according to Reuters.
While those vehicles require a human to remain in the driver's seat and to
take over in certain situations, the new cars operate completely
autonomously.
In its official blog post, Google reveals, "The vehicles will be very
basic—we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible—but
they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. And that's
an important step toward improving road safety and transforming mobility
for millions of people. "
Basically, at the push of a button, the car safely takes you to your
destination, says Google. It has been designed keeping safety in mind. The
self-driving Google car is infused with sensors that can remove blind spots
and detect distant objects. For now, the speed limit has been capped to
25mph. With the new car, drunk and distracted driving will be history, says
Google.
Google has also posted a video with several people talking about their
experience after a test drive. A passenger said how she can utilize the
time to spend with her kids rather than focussing on driving, while an
elderly couple shared how the car went really slow before a curve and
accelerated only in the curve.
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