However, the internet companies have started to test the car on the highway, and it seems to make other road users feel comfortable.
trial without a driver's car does Google on the highway around Mountain View, California, United States (U.S.), and inviting a number of local journalists on Tuesday (05/13/2014).
During the 30 minutes, the car runs automatically and is able to navigate safely on the highway which is also used by cyclists and pedestrians. The car was also able to obey traffic signs.
"People need to understand that a car without a driver is not something to be feared, but something is needed and embraced the future," said Ron Medford, who served as director of personal safety at Google.
guy sitting Google in the car several times waving his arms upward to prove to journalists and the public that this car runs automatically.According to reports Alexei Oreskovic of Reuters , travel by car without the driver feels like a taxi ride. Normal rate of speed, with the ability to maintain distance from the vehicle in front and around it.
Cars would slow down any time finding a traffic light. Even a car that can detect traffic lights fitted with odd angles, eg oblique position of the driver's view. Recognized by journalists Reuters , that to change lanes sometimes noticeably sharper pace car with the driver of the car in general.
Google employees in the driver's seat is not never take over the helm, except when it starts a new car or parking. Chief project car without a driver at Google, Chris Urmson, claims, automobile technology does not recognize drowsiness and can react faster to unexpected situations.
prototype used car without driver this time is a car brand Lexus RX 450h which has been modified by Google. In addition to the global positioning system (GPS), they added a number of sensors that spins 10 times a second to collect 360-degree view of the environment around the car. This car is the secret Google X project which was developed in the last five years.
The two founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, hope this technology can reduce accidents and deaths on the highway. Brin targeting technology made by Google's car without driver will be available in 2017. Nevertheless, there are still concerns in the community over the technology.
In the United States, there are no regulations governing the use of a car without a driver on the highway. ambitious projects I recently invited some controversy. Google Smart Glasses Glass, for example, the size of a postage stamp put on display in the frame and is capable of recording video, has raised fears of privacy violation.
Users Google Glass is driving a vehicle also was ticketed in San Diego, California, USA. Traffic police assess that device as a monitor that blocks the view and can distract the driver and disturb the comfort of other highway users.
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