@iamstd2 I think the level of autonomy will depend on the roads you drive on. If such a car becomes mandatory it'll probably not let you drive in San Francisco or a packed highway during rush hour (it's not fun to drive in a traffic jam anyways), but It'll most likely allow you to have full control on rural highways while keeping a safety bubble so that you cannot crash even if you try on purpose.
@bowersbros You didn't pay attention. It creates a 3D map of the objects around it. Cones are objects just like cars. If it can detect a car it can detect a cone or a light. Any information could simply be uploaded to the network for the cars. Internet. Instant communication.
@MrRednijlad I'd say you'd subscribe to the vehicle service just like car share companies do now. So you'd use your keycard, so they wouldn't be stolen. Plus they'd have cameras
Well you also have to remember that the technology is relatively new, and theres a lot of progress to be made. However the policeman directing traffic thing may not be such a big problem; already the Kinnect can detect people and their body language in 3D, all you would need to do is find out if they seem to be policeman based on actions and perhaps by uniform. Decoding the hand motions then would be a snap.
while i dont know everything about this automated car, typically most automated things have a manual override, including the auto pilot on planes, so you wont need to worry about it being purely computer driven. in the tests, the steering wheel is still there, which means the driver has the option to take control whenever he/she wants to.
If they gave a price, it'd be a lot more than what a final version would cost - overall though, the sensors could have cost ~$10,000. The difference though is that once you have cars with these sensors, being mass-produced, the cost goes way down - you don't have to make the sensors compatible with Windows for example, you can just make it spit out basic data - and by doing that, you remove part of the cost of each sensor.
As shown in the video, traffic lights aren't a problem. It can already handle that. A policeman manually controlling traffic (in the event of traffic light failure or an accident) is an interesting question. I wonder if it would need to signal to the driver to assume control in that type of situation.
The one thing i haven't heard about or even brought up is. What about emergency vehicles are they going to have some kind of signal that sends to self driving cars alerting them on their incoming location so they know to pull over and stop at a green light.
that's true, the car should have a wider radius of detection. Sometimes oncoming cars are coming fast. The other case is maybe there was a green arrow but because of pedestrians it stopped waiting - still radius issue-
Don't worry you won't lose your freedom driving, because i have worked in driverless car project at uni, i too love driving and i also love my motorcycle. So you will have people like me who supported all aspect on the road, except accident, that's one of the primary goal, as well as conveniences.
i think a system like this can work fine under the circumstances that a big amount of all cars in one traffic system are equipped with it. The highest security (and the best preservation of traffic jam) can be reached if all those cars could communicate. if one of the cars fail the other ones could just avoid it. the cars would adapt their speed levels and avoid backlogs. and they could all together create a better and better navigation base by collecting relevant data:)
Traffic lights are extremely easy to read by an algorithm (actually this part is already done) and I don't know if it's done yet but an algorithm that reads policeman signs can be done.
@hunterfine Since the autopilot uses a 360°, high resolution laser scanner + a number of radars you can take for granted that it's going to see more than your faulty, primitive binocular "optic sensors" (your ape's eyes) even in a snowstorm or fog.
it would be amazing to implement to all this work the individual performance of the car for lets say an emergency, know the limitations of the car on braking distance as well as fast turns without spinning out
i believe that i watched a video about a "nissan GTR" i think ,that do racing and calculate the optimum driving line. And i believe olso, as a propgrammer, that after getting to that level of self-driving cars, it's not complicated to make one of them race.
Úžasné! Google Translate pracoval ještě lepší než jsem čekal. A jo, země nejsou přímo útočit na USA už ne. Alespoň, že nemají na nějakou dobu. Nemyslím si, že jsme kdy napadl jinou zemi (není v posledních několika set let, tak jako tak) bez příčiny. Věřím, že to většinou byli chránit naši bezpečnost víc, než tomu bylo za naši svobodu. (I když jsme odstranit několik ošklivé diktátory od moci, pokud se nepletu.) V každém případě, to je opravdu mimo téma.
The issue is that "this car" isn't a final or whole product - this is like a boring airliner plane testing the engines of a new jet fighter - the new jet engine will be more capable than anything that's ever been made before, but it's currently only being tested for how safe it is.
Despite our reasoning ability and massive "parallelism", we're also influenced by distractions (texting while driving, dropping coffee in lap, etc.), fatigue, anger and other emotions, poor observance (or sometimes lack of knowledge) of road laws, and several other factors that we seem to not be able to tracking and regulate away. All factors that robotics don't experience.
@iamstd2 There is still a manual driving option. But I bet it'll be frowned upon in a few decades, since automatic will be faster and safer. Either way, driving will most likely turn into a sport only. Something restricted to doing laps somewhere, for fun or competition.
9:17 You see pedestrians on the left starting to cross the street, yet, you enter the intersection with a left turn knowing well you are not going to clear it for a while. The oncoming straight through traffic having the right of way (well, one car in this case), was probably not delighted to have their way blocked for no reason. Can this car throw a smile and a sign of apology like we humans do to make up for lack of foresight? Or, can it recognize "Oops, i've flanked this one!" to begin with?
He meant that since the car cannot differentiate what kind of people will pass in front of the car, it will stop too in front of a thief or a murderer. Then after the murderer kills the passenger, the car will move with the dead body. Well, it's a possibility, but there is manual driving too. There has to be some security measures that Google incorporated in the program.
Wow, it looks really impressive. But can I ask American drivers here a question: around 9:30, when the car is an the intersection, it successfully yields to pedestrians but it seems to block an oncoming car going straight through the intersection. That's incorrect behaviour, right? Maybe the car lacks data on what's ahead of it at the intersection.
Um. What about things like temporary road works, with the traffic lights that are not permanently there. Can it recognise when to go then and whne not to? And, if cones were placed on the road,can it traverse its way around them?
the more self driving cars are widespread, the more easy is driving for each car. Because cars can communicate each other data about speed and future direction, something impossible between self driving cars and humans. Avoiding misreading is not a problem, in the same way as cell phones do it.
I'm sure they've thought of this...but what happens when the road gets filled with thousands of cars emitting laser and radar signals to detect where they're going? It's great when it's the one car on the road driving this way, but I wonder what would happen when it misreads emissions from other Google cars...
I'm guessing (and hoping) that the security on this will have more in common with Chrome OS than with iOS as far as security is concerned. Also, since they have full control of both hardware and software, Google could take additional security measures, like isolating essential safety equipment from systems that have network access. Would it be possible to hack? Probably. The deck is stacked in Google's favor though...
the law requires a somewhat aware person in the driver seat. + a student at mit is making a device to sense an accident, certain individuals will either have a chip or their reflective shirts will signal to follow there instructions, and to soon be bale to sense peds, and traffic even around buildings.
I didnt watch the whole video so I may have missed the answer, but how would you go through like, a drive through to a fast food restaurant? How would the car know when to stop and let me order, or move up when it's my turn? And how does it find a parking spot in a crowded area?
As a software QA this just makes me a little bit uneasy. There are just so many variables to take into account that general (sober) human reasoning would be able to handle that I wonder if a machine could equally handle as well. Maybe I'll be surprised but for now I'm cautious.
As shown at 7:58, it detects traffic lights, and the state they are in. Do you really think they'd bother making a self-driving car if they weren't going to implement traffic light detection?
If they make this a standard feature in cars I would expect that it would make the police's job much easier since you wouldn't need to have an officer risk his safety standing in the middle of a highway directing traffic as you could just direct the cars from an office remotely.
What happens when everyone's car is sending out these laser signals? Won't the reflection of other cars' sensors hinder the accuracy of your own? That's an issue that I think Google will need to figure out, but I have faith that they'll come up with a very elegant solution.
Google's been at this for Years.. And so is continental now. Alot of interesting comments, but few Qn's still unanswered: I. How it deals with vehicles and places that have infrared and em/spectrum jammers? ii. What if something fell on the brain/top lasers of the car during a thunderstorm, how it reacts? iii. If after analysis, the computer / software detects that an incoming vehicle & object has 99-100% chance of collision, what basic maneuvers it does to have minimal impact on the occupants?
they probably put something in the lights that sends the car a signal and the police might just have to carry a little device that also send the car a signal
yeah, just wait til there's road construction sections and your self-driving car plows into the barricades or tries to get on an interstate ramp that has been closed down and runs you off the road.
surely only 1 person has to drive down it for the software to be able to map it for the wider community through file sharing over the network that the system collects its data from?
Why wouldn't it know the driving line? It's only a matter of mathematical modelling; something computers do better than humans - add in the fact that it can be programmed exactly how to brake, accelerate, change gears and it could very well take on the Stig, etc. There are videos here on RUclips showing Google racing around a parking lot at nearly a constant 40mph, drifting around corners. There's also videos (not by Google) that compare human vs math driving lines and how similar they are.
why would you not be in the drivers seat in the first place? If someone tries to steal it I am sure they will create some sort of system that does something along the lines of instead of setting off an alarm it will just drive itself home or to the nearest police station.
What if someone stops at the walk over road, and just doesn't walk over the road? Will the car keep standing there? What if yeah.. something, an object is on the road for example
My concern currently is basically, what happens when someone throws up a "CONSTRUCTION: USE LEFT LANE ONLY" sign unexpectedly? The road isn't always 100% static, and a system that requires prior mapping might not handle this very well. I also haven't seen any videos of this system working in rain. Does it? I imagine it would certainly have trouble in snow.
I think a suitable G2 or greater valued license would be needed to be in the drivers seat (be alone) in one of these cars. in case you need to take over for any reason, you want to be able to know what to do.
One of the reasons, why Google's cars would be so useful is because we wouldn't need a driving licence to use them. People, who aren't able to drive a standard car, like the elderly or people with disabilities, will achieve a higher level of independence.
This would explain why Google wants accurate Street Maps. I wonder if they plan to sell operation subscriptions-- you'd be allowed to drive driverless *if* you have a paid subscription to Google services.
It all depends how the government and the public react to the first few deaths in one of these devices. If we can get over it and realize that it is still safer in general than driving manually, then it will have a chance at succeeding. If on the other hand, the dangers are sensationalized, it will be dead in the water.
Main problem: other people gaining control of it's navigation system. Sure for police to lock it down and automatically drive you to the station if you're wanted is fine... but for hackers against regular people? :/
what if the software is bugged? then we could code up a full system for how many points you get.. can it also count old grandys :D they give 20points for hit :P
You can't find a vulnerability in a system that you have no information on. The technicalities of this technology haven't been released to the public yet.
Streets lined with wireless points that convey traffic signal to all the computer-driven cars! Cars that silently communicate with each other, essentially making a grid of connections. Possibilities are endless.
He might not be a native speaker, this usually tend to make others look down on them without considering what he/she might be saying. Anyway, I think what he/she trying to say is that Google's self driving car could be controlled to some extent (maybe for something illegal ) by manipulating what the system looks for on the road. That is a good observation, but I think they might have already considered the possibility and have taken good measures.
the tracker looks at lights...so not an issue...and if the car handles deer and other intersection points of interest, policeman shouldn't be a problem either...
people would still need to be in the drivers seat in case of problems or even if someone tries to steal the car so there would still be bus drivers and taxi drivers and even truck drivers
Nice one @9:22 stopping traffic, i would of waited for the ped to cross first before even starting to turn. what about pot holes? what about driving in rain/snow? this is stupid, not safe and not interested.
It's a good thing people like you don't make important decisions. Henry Ford is credited with saying, "If I would have asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". This is the beginning of innovation and of course there are going to be problems at the start. The first plane didn't take off right away.
Andrew Zaremba i could care less what you think of me. There is no way of detecting pot holes and i live in a city where there's a lot during the snow years. there's no way the car is going to know if a person is going to walk or not. there's too many questions unanswered on this "future" car and until those questions are answered then i may be interested in it and not think its stupid. I have my own opinions i can express about a potential "ground breaking" product that's going to be the future and i have the freedom to criticize it.
***** I could not laugh more on your statements which is rather silly talk.. Everything you stated is solvable, maybe with errors, but the point is, that people (of course not you :D) make mistakes very often.. and when the computers and algorithms get better, then people aren't screwed (you could think so, but it is yout opinion), but rather could change their thinking on something better.. I dont want to stop driving car or something else which it brings, it will depend how we use that new technology... Life is changing every day, get used to it ;)
Actually having self driving cars rather than people driving them would mean less accidents. Quite contrary to what you say about safety. These are still in development/testing but do you think they haven't thought such simple things? You bring no news. Just cos you don't understand why/how it works doesn't mean it's any less safer.
6:40 look carefully at the trafic lights, there are some lines connected to them, I guess it can recognize them, but it can also recognize the color :) P.S I don`t want any pill...
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@iamstd2 I think the level of autonomy will depend on the roads you drive on. If such a car becomes mandatory it'll probably not let you drive in San Francisco or a packed highway during rush hour (it's not fun to drive in a traffic jam anyways), but It'll most likely allow you to have full control on rural highways while keeping a safety bubble so that you cannot crash even if you try on purpose.
@bowersbros You didn't pay attention. It creates a 3D map of the objects around it. Cones are objects just like cars. If it can detect a car it can detect a cone or a light. Any information could simply be uploaded to the network for the cars. Internet. Instant communication.
@MrRednijlad I'd say you'd subscribe to the vehicle service just like car share companies do now. So you'd use your keycard, so they wouldn't be stolen. Plus they'd have cameras
Well you also have to remember that the technology is relatively new, and theres a lot of progress to be made. However the policeman directing traffic thing may not be such a big problem; already the Kinnect can detect people and their body language in 3D, all you would need to do is find out if they seem to be policeman based on actions and perhaps by uniform. Decoding the hand motions then would be a snap.
while i dont know everything about this automated car, typically most automated things have a manual override, including the auto pilot on planes, so you wont need to worry about it being purely computer driven. in the tests, the steering wheel is still there, which means the driver has the option to take control whenever he/she wants to.
If they gave a price, it'd be a lot more than what a final version would cost - overall though, the sensors could have cost ~$10,000.
The difference though is that once you have cars with these sensors, being mass-produced, the cost goes way down - you don't have to make the sensors compatible with Windows for example, you can just make it spit out basic data - and by doing that, you remove part of the cost of each sensor.
As shown in the video, traffic lights aren't a problem. It can already handle that. A policeman manually controlling traffic (in the event of traffic light failure or an accident) is an interesting question. I wonder if it would need to signal to the driver to assume control in that type of situation.
The one thing i haven't heard about or even brought up is. What about emergency vehicles are they going to have some kind of signal that sends to self driving cars alerting them on their incoming location so they know to pull over and stop at a green light.
that's true, the car should have a wider radius of detection. Sometimes oncoming cars are coming fast. The other case is maybe there was a green arrow but because of pedestrians it stopped waiting - still radius issue-
Don't worry you won't lose your freedom driving, because i have worked in driverless car project at uni, i too love driving and i also love my motorcycle. So you will have people like me who supported all aspect on the road, except accident, that's one of the primary goal, as well as conveniences.
i think a system like this can work fine under the circumstances that a big amount of all cars in one traffic system are equipped with it. The highest security (and the best preservation of traffic jam) can be reached if all those cars could communicate. if one of the cars fail the other ones could just avoid it. the cars would adapt their speed levels and avoid backlogs. and they could all together create a better and better navigation base by collecting relevant data:)
Traffic lights are extremely easy to read by an algorithm (actually this part is already done) and I don't know if it's done yet but an algorithm that reads policeman signs can be done.
I think that's only a blind spot for the laser guidance system. There are other sensors that can detect things at close range like that.
@hunterfine Since the autopilot uses a 360°, high resolution laser scanner + a number of radars you can take for granted that it's going to see more than your faulty, primitive binocular "optic sensors" (your ape's eyes) even in a snowstorm or fog.
it would be amazing to implement to all this work the individual performance of the car for lets say an emergency, know the limitations of the car on braking distance as well as fast turns without spinning out
i believe that i watched a video about a "nissan GTR" i think ,that do racing and calculate the optimum driving line. And i believe olso, as a propgrammer, that after getting to that level of self-driving cars, it's not complicated to make one of them race.
Úžasné! Google Translate pracoval ještě lepší než jsem čekal. A jo, země nejsou přímo útočit na USA už ne. Alespoň, že nemají na nějakou dobu.
Nemyslím si, že jsme kdy napadl jinou zemi (není v posledních několika set let, tak jako tak) bez příčiny. Věřím, že to většinou byli chránit naši bezpečnost víc, než tomu bylo za naši svobodu. (I když jsme odstranit několik ošklivé diktátory od moci, pokud se nepletu.)
V každém případě, to je opravdu mimo téma.
The issue is that "this car" isn't a final or whole product - this is like a boring airliner plane testing the engines of a new jet fighter - the new jet engine will be more capable than anything that's ever been made before, but it's currently only being tested for how safe it is.
Despite our reasoning ability and massive "parallelism", we're also influenced by distractions (texting while driving, dropping coffee in lap, etc.), fatigue, anger and other emotions, poor observance (or sometimes lack of knowledge) of road laws, and several other factors that we seem to not be able to tracking and regulate away. All factors that robotics don't experience.
@iamstd2
There is still a manual driving option. But I bet it'll be frowned upon in a few decades, since automatic will be faster and safer.
Either way, driving will most likely turn into a sport only. Something restricted to doing laps somewhere, for fun or competition.
It's not meant to replace driving, it's meant to assist you momentarily.
Incredible, we'll def be seeing this on the road in 10 - 20 years
so...soon video game maps are going to be real life places... also ... how does it run in different weather conditions?like rain, or snow?
9:17 You see pedestrians on the left starting to cross the street, yet, you enter the intersection with a left turn knowing well you are not going to clear it for a while. The oncoming straight through traffic having the right of way (well, one car in this case), was probably not delighted to have their way blocked for no reason.
Can this car throw a smile and a sign of apology like we humans do to make up for lack of foresight?
Or, can it recognize "Oops, i've flanked this one!" to begin with?
He meant that since the car cannot differentiate what kind of people will pass in front of the car, it will stop too in front of a thief or a murderer. Then after the murderer kills the passenger, the car will move with the dead body. Well, it's a possibility, but there is manual driving too. There has to be some security measures that Google incorporated in the program.
Wow, it looks really impressive. But can I ask American drivers here a question: around 9:30, when the car is an the intersection, it successfully yields to pedestrians but it seems to block an oncoming car going straight through the intersection. That's incorrect behaviour, right? Maybe the car lacks data on what's ahead of it at the intersection.
Um. What about things like temporary road works, with the traffic lights that are not permanently there. Can it recognise when to go then and whne not to? And, if cones were placed on the road,can it traverse its way around them?
the more self driving cars are widespread, the more easy is driving for each car. Because cars can communicate each other data about speed and future direction, something impossible between self driving cars and humans.
Avoiding misreading is not a problem, in the same way as cell phones do it.
@Zaideros I bet they use macs for the OS for the car too... it would *puts on sunglasses* crash less
@Watson997f Why would the car have a wireless access? And if there is one, why would it be connected to the core system?
I'm sure they've thought of this...but what happens when the road gets filled with thousands of cars emitting laser and radar signals to detect where they're going? It's great when it's the one car on the road driving this way, but I wonder what would happen when it misreads emissions from other Google cars...
I'm guessing (and hoping) that the security on this will have more in common with Chrome OS than with iOS as far as security is concerned. Also, since they have full control of both hardware and software, Google could take additional security measures, like isolating essential safety equipment from systems that have network access. Would it be possible to hack? Probably. The deck is stacked in Google's favor though...
the law requires a somewhat aware person in the driver seat. + a student at mit is making a device to sense an accident, certain individuals will either have a chip or their reflective shirts will signal to follow there instructions, and to soon be bale to sense peds, and traffic even around buildings.
What about gesturing to let other drivers out, how does it do that and recognise it when someones saying "you first"?
The big question is is can it detect road conditions as well?
9:17 Why did the car take the left turn despite the pedestrians that were detected. Shouldn't it have waited for the pedestrians to cross first?
I didnt watch the whole video so I may have missed the answer, but how would you go through like, a drive through to a fast food restaurant? How would the car know when to stop and let me order, or move up when it's my turn? And how does it find a parking spot in a crowded area?
maybe it don't have system for it yeat, and for that things the human can orient the car to stop in the right place or something like that
As a software QA this just makes me a little bit uneasy. There are just so many variables to take into account that general (sober) human reasoning would be able to handle that I wonder if a machine could equally handle as well. Maybe I'll be surprised but for now I'm cautious.
As shown at 7:58, it detects traffic lights, and the state they are in. Do you really think they'd bother making a self-driving car if they weren't going to implement traffic light detection?
If they make this a standard feature in cars I would expect that it would make the police's job much easier since you wouldn't need to have an officer risk his safety standing in the middle of a highway directing traffic as you could just direct the cars from an office remotely.
What happens when everyone's car is sending out these laser signals? Won't the reflection of other cars' sensors hinder the accuracy of your own? That's an issue that I think Google will need to figure out, but I have faith that they'll come up with a very elegant solution.
Google's been at this for Years.. And so is continental now. Alot of interesting comments, but few Qn's still unanswered: I. How it deals with vehicles and places that have infrared and em/spectrum jammers? ii. What if something fell on the brain/top lasers of the car during a thunderstorm, how it reacts? iii. If after analysis, the computer / software detects that an incoming vehicle & object has 99-100% chance of collision, what basic maneuvers it does to have minimal impact on the occupants?
they probably put something in the lights that sends the car a signal and the police might just have to carry a little device that also send the car a signal
Nice video. Can someone point me to other driving conditions (rain, snow, night etc) and how it affects the car?
They can build up a 3D model of the world just by driving down the street? Does this mean they could turn Google Street View properly 3D?
It shows it all in the presentation. You should watch it yourself first before commenting..
yeah, just wait til there's road construction sections and your self-driving car plows into the barricades or tries to get on an interstate ramp that has been closed down and runs you off the road.
surely only 1 person has to drive down it for the software to be able to map it for the wider community through file sharing over the network that the system collects its data from?
what happens when there is a snowstorm and the sensors are foggy/covered up?
Why wouldn't it know the driving line? It's only a matter of mathematical modelling; something computers do better than humans - add in the fact that it can be programmed exactly how to brake, accelerate, change gears and it could very well take on the Stig, etc.
There are videos here on RUclips showing Google racing around a parking lot at nearly a constant 40mph, drifting around corners. There's also videos (not by Google) that compare human vs math driving lines and how similar they are.
welcome to the future cant wait for this to come out, im sure all of the concernes that are in everyones minds will be taken care of.
why would you not be in the drivers seat in the first place? If someone tries to steal it I am sure they will create some sort of system that does something along the lines of instead of setting off an alarm it will just drive itself home or to the nearest police station.
What if someone stops at the walk over road, and just doesn't walk over the road? Will the car keep standing there? What if yeah.. something, an object is on the road for example
It should stop the left turn to wait for pedestrians without blocking the oncoming lane.
My concern currently is basically, what happens when someone throws up a "CONSTRUCTION: USE LEFT LANE ONLY" sign unexpectedly?
The road isn't always 100% static, and a system that requires prior mapping might not handle this very well.
I also haven't seen any videos of this system working in rain. Does it?
I imagine it would certainly have trouble in snow.
you always just take controle of the car............
Would we still need a driver's license to "drive" these?
Very good question.
Will it drive oversees also ?
Rubinet Muller Thanks Rubinet. It probably will. Its technology will probably be very similar to current GPS tech.
I think a suitable G2 or greater valued license would be needed to be in the drivers seat (be alone) in one of these cars. in case you need to take over for any reason, you want to be able to know what to do.
+FenRackety The newest Google prototypes don't have steering wheel. You can't take over.
One of the reasons, why Google's cars would be so useful is because we wouldn't need a driving licence to use them. People, who aren't able to drive a standard car, like the elderly or people with disabilities, will achieve a higher level of independence.
Maybe each car could be given it's own unique laser wavelength that only it can read, this is just a guess though.
@stew6302 How would it take any cars off the road?
This would explain why Google wants accurate Street Maps. I wonder if they plan to sell operation subscriptions-- you'd be allowed to drive driverless *if* you have a paid subscription to Google services.
"Sir, have you been drinking tonight?"
"Yes, officer, but I have a self-driving car!"
"Oh, okay, carry on."
@gubatron how would you get it back though?
This is a pierce of art
It's not hard to adapt this program to a racing situation. In the future, I think there will be lots of driverless competitions.
můžu se zeptat kolikrát napadl někdo ameriku za dvacet let (myslím tím jiná země) a kolikrát jste napadli jiné země vy pod smyšlenou záminkou svobody?
Now this is some futuristic stuff. Awesome.
How does RADAR sensors compare with LIDAR? They are much cheaper alternative to LIDAR
Thats a good question, Im not security professional so I wouldnt know. but Im guessing a simple usb could take care of that and install malware.
It all depends how the government and the public react to the first few deaths in one of these devices. If we can get over it and realize that it is still safer in general than driving manually, then it will have a chance at succeeding. If on the other hand, the dangers are sensationalized, it will be dead in the water.
Yes but will it blend?
I like how the Google presenters are using an Apple notebook.
Main problem: other people gaining control of it's navigation system. Sure for police to lock it down and automatically drive you to the station if you're wanted is fine... but for hackers against regular people? :/
This is why Google is my favorite company. This tech will save 10s to 100s of thousands of lives a year.
@stew6302 You mean to tell me that a car that is able to drive itself would not be attractive to prospective buyers?
what if the software is bugged? then we could code up a full system for how many points you get.. can it also count old grandys :D they give 20points for hit :P
did them said how much they spend on that thing totally?
If I buy one from Google, it might accidentally drive me to a Burning Man event.
You can't find a vulnerability in a system that you have no information on. The technicalities of this technology haven't been released to the public yet.
then why to create a self driving car if you need to be aware of those kind of stuff?
Can LIDAR be replaced by RADAR?
it gets more agressive with time so after a while it will probably slowly start to drive and when its still all clear just go.
how many measurements per second did he say?
7 every 2s
Hehe, how are you gonna control it remotely if there is no wireless interface?
Streets lined with wireless points that convey traffic signal to all the computer-driven cars! Cars that silently communicate with each other, essentially making a grid of connections. Possibilities are endless.
But can it detect and avoid bad drivers?
Yes, but will it blend?
it's an automous robot, it can handle every singe situation.. things like that could be pre-programmed etc ..
@stew6302 How in the world will this technology be able to take 90% of cars off the road?
He might not be a native speaker, this usually tend to make others look down on them without considering what he/she might be saying. Anyway, I think what he/she trying to say is that Google's self driving car could be controlled to some extent (maybe for something illegal ) by manipulating what the system looks for on the road. That is a good observation, but I think they might have already considered the possibility and have taken good measures.
the car prototype its called SKY-CAR, its AI is DRIVE-NET
it will not recognize a policeman, who is controlling the traffic and his hand movements... or will it?
What worries me is the blind spot around the whole car... what if a child is standing in the blind spot? Will the car care?
@alienkishorekumar
Oh cool, you've seen "I, Robot".
the tracker looks at lights...so not an issue...and if the car handles deer and other intersection points of interest, policeman shouldn't be a problem either...
Price?
people would still need to be in the drivers seat in case of problems or even if someone tries to steal the car so there would still be bus drivers and taxi drivers and even truck drivers
Nice one @9:22 stopping traffic, i would of waited for the ped to cross first before even starting to turn. what about pot holes? what about driving in rain/snow? this is stupid, not safe and not interested.
It's a good thing people like you don't make important decisions. Henry Ford is credited with saying, "If I would have asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses". This is the beginning of innovation and of course there are going to be problems at the start. The first plane didn't take off right away.
Andrew Zaremba i could care less what you think of me. There is no way of detecting pot holes and i live in a city where there's a lot during the snow years. there's no way the car is going to know if a person is going to walk or not. there's too many questions unanswered on this "future" car and until those questions are answered then i may be interested in it and not think its stupid. I have my own opinions i can express about a potential "ground breaking" product that's going to be the future and i have the freedom to criticize it.
***** I could not laugh more on your statements which is rather silly talk.. Everything you stated is solvable, maybe with errors, but the point is, that people (of course not you :D) make mistakes very often.. and when the computers and algorithms get better, then people aren't screwed (you could think so, but it is yout opinion), but rather could change their thinking on something better.. I dont want to stop driving car or something else which it brings, it will depend how we use that new technology... Life is changing every day, get used to it ;)
Actually having self driving cars rather than people driving them would mean less accidents. Quite contrary to what you say about safety. These are still in development/testing but do you think they haven't thought such simple things? You bring no news. Just cos you don't understand why/how it works doesn't mean it's any less safer.
***** out of curiosity, how did u write this ? voice activated ?
6:40 look carefully at the trafic lights, there are some lines connected to them, I guess it can recognize them, but it can also recognize the color :)
P.S I don`t want any pill...
The car emits high level frequences and they don't recieve these frequences so nothing would happen
So, how long do i have to wait for my K.I.T.T???
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