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Google Car: A Driverless Car. Courtney McMinn March 2, 2013. What is the Google Car . A Google Car is an autonomous driving vehicle that can be any brand or model of car available on the market. What Makes the Google Car Different then Other Cars? . Self-Driving Sensors All Around the Car
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Google Car: A Driverless Car Courtney McMinn March 2, 2013
What is the Google Car • A Google Car is an autonomous driving vehicle that can be any brand or model of car available on the market. Google Car. Courtney McMinn
What Makes the Google Car Different then Other Cars? • Self-Driving • Sensors • All Around the Car • Cameras • One on each side Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Google Car Cost Breakdown The prices in this table reflect Google Car Technology in a Lexus RX450h. For more information on pricing click here. Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Where to Buy a Google Car • Unfortunately the Google Car is not yet on the market, but should be available to consumers within a decade (Graziano, 2012). Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Is the Google Car Safe? The Google Car has successfully completed 300,000 miles with only two crashes since its creation (Graziano, 2012). Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Legality of the Google Car States that it is Legal in What Rules Does it Challenge? • California • Florida • Nevada • Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) • Google Car’s “Come Pick Me Up” option Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Can it Make Moral Decisions? • If the car encountered children crossing a road illegally, would the car? • Swerve • Hit the Children • Stop Google Car. Courtney McMinn
Works Cited • Brandom, R. (2012, December 14). Self-driving cars can navigate the road, but can they navigate the law? Retrieved from The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/14/3766218/self-driving-cars-google- volvo-law • Cohen, A. (2013, January 14). Should Self-Driving Cars Be Legal? Retrieved from Time: http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/14/will-self-driving-cars-change-the- rules-of-the-road/ • Graziano, D. (2012, November 19). Google brings highway traffic safety expert on board to help with its self-driving cars. Retrieved from BGR: http://bgr.com/2012/11/19/google-self-driving-car-safety/ • Marcus, G. (2012, November 27). Moral Machines. Retrieved from The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/11/google- driverless-car-morality.html • Thompson, O. (2012, September 7). Google's Self-Driving Cars May Cost More Than A Ferrari. Retrieved from Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-car-sensor-cost-2012-9 • Wikipedia. (2013, February 3). Google Driverless Cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car Google Car. Courtney McMinn