Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Google’s Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel - NYTimes.com

Truly driverless cars

"The company has begun building a fleet of 100 experimental electric-powered vehicles that will dispense with all the standard controls found in modern automobiles. The two-seat vehicle looks a bit like the ultracompact Fiat 500 or the Mercedes-Benz Smart car if you take out the steering wheel, gas pedal, brake and gear shift. The only things the driver controls is a red “e-stop” button for panic stops and a separate start button.  The car would be summoned with a smartphone application. It would pick up a passenger and automatically drive to a destination selected on a smartphone app without any human intervention."
Google’s Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel - NYTimes.com

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