Las Vegas, - State of California also plans to give a lifetime license for this car and rate cars are much more secure than when driven by humans. "The majority of motor vehicle accidents result from human kelalai (human error)," commented Alex Padila, California State Senator Alex Padila Senator. With computers that have been programmed, self-driving car is sliding with discipline and do not want to violate the rules or traffic signs ata cause congestion.
With the test results achieved today, this car is expected to be sold within three or four years. Nevertheless, both the State Government will only provide a green plate.
Also blowing news, Google is currently trying to introduce this technology to automobile manufacturers and mated with a global positioning system (GPS). With the latter technology, no need to use a large camera mounted on the roof of the car.
The problem is, what if the car computer is compromised (hacked)?
Sources: BBC, Ubergizmo, autozeitung
Cars' self-driving (there is also a call otopilot or otonomos) developed by Google, last Monday (07/05/2012) obtaining a driver's license (SIM) of the Nevada state government , United States (U.S.).
Well, how come? Regulations require that state, every person who was driving the car on the highway must have a license. Well, so the car could be launched in Nevada public street, shall be equipped with SIM. Remarkably, the license granted by the local authorities immediately after the test the ability of this car.
For lifeSIM is given directly to the Prius Gen-2 has been modified, a special red plate with the number 001 and is valid for a lifetime. Amazingly, given by Bruce Breslow, director of the Department of Motor Vehicle, Nevada - the right to megeluarkan SIM - after trying to direct this car.
Berslow comments after trying the car, "Vehicle self-driving cars are the future! This car is safer than human drivers. "He was more amazed that this car can drop off passengers in front of the mall, and then find your own parking space.The selection of Las Vegas as a place of trial for many downtown streets pedestrian. "This car horn repeatedly to warn pedestrian. Become more secure, "the story of Breslow.
How it worksTo monitor or read the conditions around it, the car is equipped with a video camera mounted on the roof. In addition, there is also a radar and laser sensors in the grille to observe pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. Moreover, the virtual zone that should be avoided so that the car did not hit or grazed.
Google car test mileage has reached 224 000 km or 140 000 miles, including crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. When tested, the car is always monitored by trained drivers who are ready to take over if the firmware (software) to crash.
