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How Google's Self-Driving Car Will Change Everything

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How Google's Self-Driving Car Will Change Everything

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  1. HowGoogle'sSelf-DrivingCarWill ChangeEverything Wearesureyouhaveneverimaginedthatyouwillgetintoyourcar onedayandjusttypeorspeakalocationintoyourvehicle'sinterface,thenletthevehicledriveyouto yourdestinationwhileyoureada book,surftheweb,ornap.Yes,thistechnologyiscomingsoonthat willradicallychangeyourlifeforever. ItisGoogle'sproject,anditkickstarteditsself-drivencarsin2008, butithasbeenrumblingoneversince. Whatisit? ItisthefirstofitskindgenuinelydriverlesselectriccarprototypebuiltbyGoogletotestthenextstageofitsfive-year-oldautomated carsproject.Thistwo-seatedcarwithroomenoughforasmallamountofluggagelookslikeacrossbetweenaSmartcarandaNissanMicra.However,itistheveryfirstrealphysicalincarnationof Google'svisionofwhataself-drivingcarofthenearfuturecouldbe like. WhereIsIt? Itoperatesprimarilyaroundthemountainviewareaof California, whereGooglehasitsheadquarters. WhatDoesItDo? Itferriestwopeoplefromoneplacetoanotherandissummonedby justasmartphoneforpickupattheuser'slocationwiththe destinationset.Moreover,itdoesnothaveanysteeringwheelor manualcontrolsystemasthereissimplyastartbuttonandabigred emergencystopbutton.Furthermore,theseautomatedcarshavea smallscreeninfrontofthepassengersthatshowstheweather,the currentspeed,andasmallcountdownanimationtolaunch.

  2. Youwillalsogetamessageonthesmallscreenoncethejourneyis made.Additionally,thismessagewillremindyoutotakeyour personalbelongingssincetheself-drivencarisnotintendedto bea substituteforyourpersonalvehicleatthemomentbutrathera replacementforthetaxiwithoutahumandriver. What'sItLike? OutsideofGoogle,veryfewpeoplehavebeenallowedtorideinthe newcar.InGoogle'spromotionalvideos,mostpeopledescribethe experienceassmooth andnothingthatfeelstheleastbitthreateningin anyway. WhoBuiltIt? Googledesignsthisself-drivencarfromscratchbystartingwiththe sensorsandaframeto interconnectthem.Afterthat,itaddedacabin thatdoesnotblockanyofthesensorsorcreateblindspots,and eventually,thebodyshelloftheautomatedcarswasdeveloped. HowDoesItWork? Anelectricmotorofaround100milespowersthisself-drivencar. Moreover,thecarusessensorsandsoftwaretolocateitselfinthereal world,combinedwithhighlyaccuratedigitalmaps. Likethesatellitenavigationsystems,aGPSisusedtogetarough locationofthecar.Furthermore,pointradar,lasers,andcamerastake overtomonitortheworldaroundthecarat360-degrees. Thesoftwareusedinitcanrecognizeobjects,people,cars,road marking,signs,andtrafficlights,alongthewayandevenobeythe rulesoftheroad.Moreover,itcanevendetectroadworksandsafely navigatearound them. HowSafeIsIt? Whilethenewframeisnottested,previousversionshaveclockedup over700,000milesoftestingonpublicroads,mainlyaround California.Ithasalsobeentestedover1,000milesinthemost

  3. complexsituationsandcitieslikeSanFrancisco'shillsandbusy streets. Thoughthecarisrestrictedtocertainroadsasthecaritselfislimited to25mph.Italsominimizesthekineticenergyitcouldcarryintoa crashifthathappens.Thefrontofthisautomatedcarhasafoam bumperandaflexiblewindscreenspecificallydesignedtoabsorb energyfromimpactingaperson'sbody. Italsohasseatbeltsowingtothesafetyrequirementforvehicleson the road.However,thecaralsohasredundantsystems,whichGoogle callsafault-tolerantarchitecture.Thissystemisbothforsteeringand braking. WhyNow? AccordingtoGoogle,ithasgoneasfarasitcanwiththecurrent customizedvehiclestoachievethegoal.Now,Googlesaysanew platformisneededtotaketheself-drivencarsprojectandtechnology tothenextstep,andwayclosertoaproductpeoplecanactuallyuse. Forinstance,inthepreviousgenerationLexusvehicle,therewere blindspotsrightupagainstthecarwherethesensorscouldnotsee. However,thisissomethingthatneedstobeeliminatedinanyvehicle opentothepublic. WhyDoDamnCute? Theautomatedcarshaveaverycutelookandfriendlyfaces. Accordingtoitsdesigners,itwascreatedintentionallytobevery Googleytoputbothotherroadusersandpassengersateasewiththe newtechnology.Moreover,theshellofthisself-drivencarisalso designedbyitsdesignersto givethesensorsthebestviewofthe surroundings. WhyDoesTheInsideStillResembleAregularCar? Theseatsofthenewautomatedcarshavetwotraditionalcarseatsas thepassengershaveto usestandardseatbeltsandstrap inasthey wouldinanyothercartomeetsafetyregulations.However,standard

  4. seatbeltsalsoprovidepassengerswithamorefamiliarexperience, whichislikelyessentialtoaidadoption. WillThisBeSomethingICanBuy? Google'svisionforthiskindofself-drivingcarisnot thesameasan exactreplacementfortheoneparkedoutsideyourhome.Theyare specificallydesignedtoreplacetaxisorbemorelikesharedvehicles, possiblywithinfamilies. Currently,itisexpectedthattheseself-drivingcarsareatleastfive yearsawayfrombeingmatureenoughtocreateareal,non-prototype productandbeavailableforyoutouse.Butitmaybefarlongerthan thatwhenyoucanbuyorhireoneforyourpersonaluse.

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