Google is testing a car driving without a driver. In his blog explains the tests he has done over 250,000 km of streets and highways of America. The company has equipped a car Toyota Prius with a complex system of radars and sensors using maps prepared specifically for the experience have circulated in Mountain View, San Francisco and Hollywood.
From the evidence there is a video testimony by another driver who watched a rare car, with equipment on the roof. The tests were done with a driver who was driving in anticipation of any problems and a co-pilot, an engineer, who checked the operation of the program
Before trade, a Google car with all the information collected in the same, since traffic signals turn bans. The data that provided the sensors were sent to Google for analysis at the plant and its database. In the experiment DARPA engineers have worked, who has spent years organizing drive car racing or remote control, and Anthony Levandowski has done similar tests on motorcycles. According to The New York Times, one of the problems that have arisen in testing is the recognition of human warnings, such as when a guard for the traffic.
The blog explained that over 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents. The generalization of an automatic driving system, Goggle says, could reduce this number by half, to encourage energy saving and the habit of sharing cars. transforming the future highway.
