This a pretty cool story. I'm still leery of the idea of self driving cars on the road but I'm guessing they drive better than many drivers do. I think it's kind of funny that they used it to go to Taco Bell.
P.S. I think I saw one of these test cars near my work the other day too.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/googles-self-driving-car-takes-blind-man-to-taco-bell/ (http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/googles-self-driving-car-takes-blind-man-to-taco-bell/)
Soon we'll send drones to get our take out.. ;)
I'd have a self drive car, since I don't drive it would be pretty handy! :)
I wish it had taken him to a Whole Foods instead!
A couple of features they should add:
1) The voice of K.I.T.T.
2) An "I'm feeling lucky" option.
;)
I want a Cylon voice saying 'By Your Command'
yyyeeahhhhh...let me get back to you on that....
I'm all for it if "Robot" Picardo does the driving.
If I ever get a ride in a car that drives itself, it better look like this...
i don't get it. how can a car be so smart as to be able to switch lanes and avoid crashes and all of that stuff without a driver? it just doesn't seem possible.
Quote from: Rico on March 29, 2012, 05:31:46 PM
If I ever get a ride in a car that drives itself, it better look like this...
OK, Rico you win! KITT is way cooler and had a British accent. And Turbo Boost is a must for jumping over traffic.
Quote from: turtlesrock on March 29, 2012, 05:32:25 PM
i don't get it. how can a car be so smart as to be able to switch lanes and avoid crashes and all of that stuff without a driver? it just doesn't seem possible.
Lots of cameras and detection processes and etc. Actually, long term, computers can drive better than us because they:
A) Don't get tired
B) Don't get distracted
C) Can see 360 degrees around themselves at all times, we have a limited view.
There are plenty of issues that are in the way of course, but yeah, its possible.
King
Quote from: Rico on March 29, 2012, 05:31:46 PM
If I ever get a ride in a car that drives itself, it better look like this...
I'm with you on that one.
I want mine to look like this (Jenny in it would be ok with me as well...):
Just get one of these and get it converted. :)
what about this one? =D
Quote from: turtlesrock on March 30, 2012, 01:30:48 PM
what about this one? =D
Yeah. It even has the right shade of blue.
What a cool thing. I just got done watching the video... so amazing.
So, these cars will be testing all over Nevada soon. The technology still concerns me a bit and it's ability to react to unforeseen things on the road - a squirrel, small child, debris, bad drivers, etc.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/07/nevada-issues-google-first-license-self-driving-ca/ (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/07/nevada-issues-google-first-license-self-driving-ca/)