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Wow: Here is Google's self-driving car in action, no brakes or steering wheel necessary
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article published on 27 May, 2014
Google's incredible self-driving car project has taken its next step, with Google unveiling a prototype that does not have brakes nor a steering wheel, thus putting 100 percent of the burden of driving on the car.
Reads Google's release:
"Just imagine: You can take a trip downtown at lunchtime without a 20-minute buffer to find parking. Seniors can keep their freedom even if they can't ... [ read the full article ]
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28. May 2014 @ 20:38 |
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Thankfully the headline is wrong...it has brakes...it doesn't have a brake pedal.
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mightyzog
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29. May 2014 @ 00:07 |
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LOL!!! RECALCULATING!! RECALCULATING!! SMASH!!!
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MagengarZ
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29. May 2014 @ 02:15 |
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Google hijacks YouTube.
Google then wants to hijack the internet.
Now Google wants to hijack the streets.......
...with these wacky self-driving cars....
We're about to get Googlized, folks.
Dissenters beware: if you step out of line and
disagree with everything Google is doing to
conquer the world, Google will
send one or many of these RC cars out to run you down.lol
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29. May 2014 @ 07:40 |
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Originally posted by MagengarZ:
Google hijacks YouTube.
Google then wants to hijack the internet.
Now Google wants to hijack the streets.......
...with these wacky self-driving cars....
We're about to get Googlized, folks.
Dissenters beware: if you step out of line and
disagree with everything Google is doing to
conquer the world, Google will
send one or many of these RC cars out to run you down.lol
A sub-micro car limited to 25MPH...I wouldn't be too afraid of that trying to run me down. If I knew it was coming I'd get a red cloth and taunt it like a bull.
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MagengarZ
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29. May 2014 @ 13:02 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by MagengarZ:
Google hijacks YouTube.
Google then wants to hijack the internet.
Now Google wants to hijack the streets.......
...with these wacky self-driving cars....
We're about to get Googlized, folks.
Dissenters beware: if you step out of line and
disagree with everything Google is doing to
conquer the world, Google will
send one or many of these RC cars out to run you down.lol
A sub-micro car limited to 25MPH...I wouldn't be too afraid of that trying to run me down. If I knew it was coming I'd get a red cloth and taunt it like a bull.
25mph..... fleets of them everywhere, like daleks...
and armed with paralyzer darts.
You can out-run 'em, but you can't out-hide 'em. lol!
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29. May 2014 @ 19:34 |
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I can appreciate the tentativeness and even skeptical attitude that some adopt towards Google's unrivaled reach into the world and our daily lives. However, the progress they are making in advancing the way we live our lives is undeniably exciting.
In future, I would like to see Google moving into other, lesser tread areas outside of technology directly, but that are within their reach to make a novel contribution to: e.g. endangered species conservation, clean water initiatives, etc. I don't think it unreasonable to suggest that they might at some point, particularly through Google.org, but commercially too.
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cart0181
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30. May 2014 @ 09:51 |
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Why does this remind me of the movie Transcendence? Oh yeah, it is all the disabled and handicapped people flocking to be "helped" by the amazing technology. Now all we need is a better version of Siri and a sprinkle of nanotech and we're there.
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ispy
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30. May 2014 @ 10:58 |
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Firstly they take you to Google HQ to reprogram your mind. Repeat after me, "I love Google" "I love Google"
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sundance
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30. May 2014 @ 12:20 |
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What happens when you get some fool that wants to intentionally crash into one of these. Remember the Google glass getting ripped off the lady's face in a bar.
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30. May 2014 @ 12:37 |
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Originally posted by sundance:
What happens when you get some fool that wants to intentionally crash into one of these. Remember the Google glass getting ripped off the lady's face in a bar.
I haven't read about the Google Glass incident but regardless the two aren't comparable, leaving aside the fact that someone has taken offense to adopters of new tech.
If someone were to do this (attempt an intentional collision), then a self-driving car would be able to react more quickly than a human could, and is ultimately better suited to react to a wider range of scenarios that a human driver (blind spots, etc).
edit: words
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30. May 2014 @ 19:38 |
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lol@ispy:
I just visited Google in Venice, CA a couple of days ago. I certainly remember having a great time... maybe they reprogrammed me... eep!
hahaha
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31. May 2014 @ 13:20 |
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I think a self-driving vehicle would be wonderful. Not only would it make being driven more convenient, it would open up the road to the disabled who would not, ordinarily, be able to drive alone. I also think that having a manual override option would be critical. Other people would obviously have manual cars plus there are natural disasters that could happen and cause a hazard that could require action from a passenger. I think those who are capable of taking a drivers' test should still be required to do so if they have a vehicle where manual operation is possible.
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1. June 2014 @ 14:45 |
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Originally posted by Ryoohki:
I think a self-driving vehicle would be wonderful. Not only would it make being driven more convenient, it would open up the road to the disabled who would not, ordinarily, be able to drive alone. I also think that having a manual override option would be critical. Other people would obviously have manual cars plus there are natural disasters that could happen and cause a hazard that could require action from a passenger. I think those who are capable of taking a drivers' test should still be required to do so if they have a vehicle where manual operation is possible.
It is probably going to be a while until this is practical as anything more than a mini-tram or at best a partial-trip automation system. The roads need to be properly mapped...that is a big issue if they are using the same mapping data as google maps (that often thinks I have left the interstate because they added a lane 5 years ago and google still doesn't know it). Then you have construction...I bet that those areas where they route both traffic directions onto one side of the interstate would screw the system up a bit, not to mention "one lane" construction zones with the guys holding stop signs to direct traffic flow. ...And of course there is the issue of actual destination location...what do you do when it takes you to where it thinks is 123 e. main street, but it is actually 456 w. main street?
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1. June 2014 @ 16:14 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
It is probably going to be a while until this is practical as anything more than a mini-tram or at best a partial-trip automation system. The roads need to be properly mapped...that is a big issue if they are using the same mapping data as google maps (that often thinks I have left the interstate because they added a lane 5 years ago and google still doesn't know it).
If I recall correctly from one of their videos on the subject, they do use a different mapping system.
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Then you have construction...I bet that those areas where they route both traffic directions onto one side of the interstate would screw the system up a bit, not to mention "one lane" construction zones with the guys holding stop signs to direct traffic flow. ...And of course there is the issue of actual destination location...what do you do when it takes you to where it thinks is 123 e. main street, but it is actually 456 w. main street?
This is a much more interesting video, IMO, and it gives an insight into this scenario:
http://youtu.be/bDOnn0-4Nq8
Obviously there is still a lot of work to be done.
Personally I feel that creating a control-less car is more of a PR angle than anything but, that aside, I agree with the sentiment that manual controls initially would still be a necessity regardless, as would having a valid license.
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