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Google's self-driving cars are programmed to exceed speed limits by up to 10mph (16km/h), according to the project's lead software engineer. Dmitri Dolgov told Reuters that when surrounding vehicles were breaking the speed limit, going more slowly could actually present a danger, and the Google car would accelerate to keep up. Google's driverless prototypes have been widely tested on roads in the US. The UK will allow driverless cars on public roads from 2015. Google first announced its driverless car division in 2010, and has been testing its technology in modified cars built by other manufacturers. The cars have travelled on more than 300,000 miles of open road, mostly in California. In May, the US tech firm said it would start building its own self-driving cars. The bubble-shaped vehicles will seat two people, propulsion will be electric, and to begin with they will be limited to 25mph (40km/h) to help ensure safety. Source | ||
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No steering wheel? Not so fast. Google says it will modify its prototype self-driving car to comply with California Department of Motor Vehicles regulations governing testing of “autonomous” cars on public roads in the state. Those new rules require, among other things, that a test driver be in the vehicle and be able to take “immediate physical control” in case something goes wrong. Earlier this year, Google raised eyebrows when it unveiled a prototype car with no brakes and no steering wheel. "During our testing we are equipping the vehicles with manual controls such as a steering wheel, brake pedal, and accelerator pedal. With these additions, our safety drivers can test the self-driving features, while having the ability to take control of the vehicle if necessary,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News. Later this year, the California DMV is scheduled to issue another regulation that governs the “operation” of fully autonomous (no driver, steering wheel, brake or accelerator) vehicles on public roads. Source | ||
kushm4sta
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jack off smoke weed take a nap can't think of anything else honestly.. | ||
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aRyuujin
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On August 23 2014 14:50 iPlaY.NettleS wrote: They are talking about self driving cars eventually replacing taxi drivers and truck drivers.The question is how do they fill the gas tank with noone in the car? Will we see the return of gas station attendants? gas stations of the future could interface with the cars of the future | ||
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HaRuHi
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front made of compressible foam, a flexible plastic windshield, 25mph top. I am up for it, just need to get all the other idiots off from the streets...Also, in the future, every accident and malefunction will immidiatly start a conspiracy discussion...muhahha, google being able to crash people into each other remotely or run over pedestrians :D | ||
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1. Why is this car so ugly. I mean... it looks like taken from a 80s cartoon show about the future. Even the Smart looks better. 2. How will the AI deal with the insane and bad/incompetent drivers ? What happens if something completely unexpected happens ? A deer jumps in front of the car(for example). Will the car recognize it ? How will react to it ? For short, I will never leave my life in the hands of machine. Especially if it's that ugly. | ||
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darkscream
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On August 23 2014 21:46 Adreme wrote: My wonder if how the car will handle the elements. Since most of the testing has been done in California where they have basically not had rain in the past few years it must have been hard to acquire good data on how the car handles the elements. I assume any issues would be resolved before it hits the market but it still seems like a fairly major issue. Yeah, I had a thought about my sweet, trusting grandmother up north hopping in one of these things in the winter. Google does have a major office in Waterloo, Ontario though, that's also where RIM (Blackberry) was based out of too, so there is one icy tech city out there who could do some good testing. | ||
radscorpion9
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On August 23 2014 20:34 Pr0wler wrote: Ok I get the idea, but two things I don't understand. 1. Why is this car so ugly. I mean... it looks like taken from a 80s cartoon show about the future. Even the Smart looks better. 2. How will the AI deal with the insane and bad/incompetent drivers ? What happens if something completely unexpected happens ? A deer jumps in front of the car(for example). Will the car recognize it ? How will react to it ? For short, I will never leave my life in the hands of machine. Especially if it's that ugly. I agree on the aesthetics. Why did they make it so that it looks like a " : | " face? Its just kind of unnerving to drive something that looks like its constantly depressed. But anyway I'm sure they'll have more aesthetically pleasing prototypes in the future once this things takes off (just a question of when not if). | ||
freelander
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In the future, when these cars spread, the speed limits will go up (they are suited to human limitations at the moment) and everyone will get faster to their destination. | ||
Gorsameth
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On August 24 2014 04:24 freelander wrote: these cars were tested a lot. They drive safer than the average human. In the future, when these cars spread, the speed limits will go up (they are suited to human limitations at the moment) and everyone will get faster to their destination. I think Top Gear said it best."Somewhere out there is a man named Bob, and Bob thinks he can service his own car. I couldnt drive in one of those things knowing that somewhere out there a badly serviced car with a man named Bob in it is hurtling towards me at 200km/h". The theory behind self driving cars is sound. They are much safer then a human but there are more factors when just the driver. | ||
Yurie
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On August 24 2014 04:33 Gorsameth wrote: I think Top Gear said it best."Somewhere out there is a man named Bob, and Bob thinks he can service his own car. I couldnt drive in one of those things knowing that somewhere out there a badly serviced car with a man named Bob in it is hurtling towards me at 200km/h". The theory behind self driving cars is sound. They are much safer then a human but there are more factors when just the driver. I have yet to see an argument that says having them would be worse than the current case of tens of thousands dying from human drivers every single year. There will be problems of course, it is just a question of scales. If it kills 1000 people per year you have a MUCH better solution than the current one. People seem to expect perfection. It will never be that, it will simply be better than a normal human at the start. After a few years it will be better than a professional driver. After a few decades only the freak accidents talked about here would occur. As well as some maintenance problems that also occur currently. On August 23 2014 20:34 Pr0wler wrote: 2. How will the AI deal with the insane and bad/incompetent drivers ? What happens if something completely unexpected happens ? A deer jumps in front of the car(for example). Will the car recognize it ? How will react to it ? 2. The same way a human would. Avoiding it or braking/accelerating to make the crash less severe. It will recognize it depending on solution chosen. It will notice something is there and try to avoid it regardless. | ||
Noev
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On August 25 2014 02:03 Yurie wrote: I have yet to see an argument that says having them would be worse than the current case of tens of thousands dying from human drivers every single year. There will be problems of course, it is just a question of scales. If it kills 1000 people per year you have a MUCH better solution than the current one. People seem to expect perfection. It will never be that, it will simply be better than a normal human at the start. After a few years it will be better than a professional driver. After a few decades only the freak accidents talked about here would occur. As well as some maintenance problems that also occur currently. 2. The same way a human would. Avoiding it or braking/accelerating to make the crash less severe. It will recognize it depending on solution chosen. It will notice something is there and try to avoid it regardless. Its important to remember with the laser range finding, cameras and other sensors the car can see everything going on around it all at the same time. While the reaction to a surprise event would be the same as a human it would react much faster and in a far safer way. There is a great New Yorker piece on self driving cars from last november. It covers Google's efforts along with Volvo and the old DARPA challenge, definitely worth a read. | ||
Yurie
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On August 25 2014 03:03 Noev wrote: Its important to remember with the laser range finding, cameras and other sensors the car can see everything going on around it all at the same time. While the reaction to a surprise event would be the same as a human it would react much faster and in a far safer way. There is a great New Yorker piece on self driving cars from last november. It covers Google's efforts along with Volvo and the old DARPA challenge, definitely worth a read. That article is recommended reading. Summarizes it in a good way, not all that long either (as I see things). | ||
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