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The Self-Driving Car

The Self-Driving Car. Wes Goldman. Preview. Background Info How it Works Roadblocks Pros Cons The Future. Background Information. Goals Increased Safety Reduced Traffic Ex: Google’s Toyota Prius. http://pocketnow.com/2012/10/05/self-driving-cars. How it Works. Features Laser

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The Self-Driving Car

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  1. The Self-Driving Car Wes Goldman

  2. Preview • Background Info • How it Works • Roadblocks • Pros • Cons • The Future

  3. Background Information • Goals • Increased Safety • Reduced Traffic • Ex: Google’s Toyota Prius • http://pocketnow.com/2012/10/05/self-driving-cars

  4. How it Works • Features • Laser • Camera • Radars • GPS • Wheel Encoder • http://visual.ly/how-autonomous-vehicles-work

  5. How it Works • http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/how-google-self-driving-car-works

  6. Roadblocks Snow Hand Signals Changed Roads

  7. Danger of Driving

  8. Pros Safety Less Traffic http://evidencebasedliving.human.cornell.edu/2012/01/the-evidence-on-traffic/ • http://www.villageoflombard.org/index.aspx?NID=433

  9. Cons $

  10. The Future • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE • Less Accidents Due To: • Distractions • texting • kids • -Impairments • Intoxication • drowsiness

  11. Works Cited • Blodget, Henry. “Here are Some of the Problems Google is Having with its Self-Driving Cars.” Business Insider. March 3, 2013. Web. http://www.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-car-problems-2013-3. • Guizzo, Eric. “How Google’s Self-Driving Car Works.” IEEE. October 18, 2011. Web.http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/how-google-self-driving-car-works#. • Hickey, Megan. “Self-Driving Cars are not too far off.” USA Today. April 10, 2013. Web. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/04/10/self-driving-cars/2071607/. • U.S. Census Bureau. “Transportation: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Fatalities.” June 27, 2012. Web.http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/transportation/motor_vehicle_accidents_and_fatalities.html.

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