geeteam Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 With a post on its official blog today, Google is giving an update on its self-driving car initiative, showing that the latest goal is to improve driving on city streets. Google's self-driving car project has already driven thousands of miles without a hitch, but until recently has primarily focused on simple highway driving. As anyone who has driven through a busy city core before knows, there are new and drastically more difficult to handle situations in the city than on an open road. Pedestrians, bicyclists, traffic revisions, railroad tracks and downright bad drivers all throw additional variables at a computer that's trying to keep a car and passengers safe, but Google says that it's making big strides in managing these new challenges. Its latest self-driving car software can recognize dozens of common (and less-than-common) driving situations and immediately choose the best course of action. Whether it's a group of people crossing the street holding up a right turn or a disabled semi truck on the side of the road, the car now just knows what to do. Google's self-driving cars becoming ubiquitous is still a good ways off, but we're starting to see a real refinement of what this technology is capable of doing. Just a little more time and testing is all that's needed now. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MidnightDistortions Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I wonder if these cars are using sensors to help prevent accidents such as byclists, bad drivers, other cars, animals, ect..it seems complicated with designing self driving cars but well it's nice they are making an effort to bring futuristic technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Google is now on automobile business!Seems, they like to take over in all kind of trades.Soon, they will start business like Google vegetables. Google potato, google banana.Then may be for p0rn industry like google d!ldo, google c0nd0m.:rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geeteam Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 i have no idea what you guys are talking about. With Google Self Driving is gonn cover the whole streets of America. to just disapprove what you guys are talking about.... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizin Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Reminds me of Jurassic Park where those cars are...not self driving but somewhat similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I protest :protest:This is originally an Apple project (like everything on the planet - EVER). Google is stealing from them as usual (as everybody does - ALWAYS). Sue those b@$t@rds from Mountain View, Timmy (as you always do anyways) :mad2: Edited April 30, 2014 by calguyhunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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