Driverless Cars?
As much as I dislike Google and their desire to know everything about everyone at all times they do push technology hard when they have a say in the matter. They are going to build driver-less cars which they say will be on the road in just a year's time.
Originally Posted by BBC News
The company plans to build a fleet of around 200 of the cars in Detroit, with the hope of using them as an autonomous technology test bed.
"We'll see these vehicles on the road within the year," says Mr Urmson.
What I find very interesting is that the cars will not need to rely on signals emitted from anything built in to the roads ...
Originally Posted by BBC News
The vehicle will use a combination of laser and radar sensors along with camera data to drive autonomously.
It will depend on Google's road maps, built specifically for the programme, and tested on the company's current fleet of vehicles.
I thought it would be quite a few years before we would see these on roads. Just goes to show what can be achieved with the right backing.
Could be the start of a major road traffic mechanical revolution.