Transcript Self Driving Google Car

Background
Google team of 15
engineers
 Sebastian Thrun
Stanley
 33,000 annual
deaths
 Safety
 Project starts 2011
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Technology
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LIDAR
Technology
LADAR
Technology
The Laws
Nevada
June 2011
Florida
April 2012
California
September
2012
Texas
September
2012
Legal to use an
autonomous car on
public roads
 Exemption from
ban on driving with
distractions
Test Drive
300,000 miles
 2 Accidents
 Lombard Street
 Lake Tahoe
 Golden Gate
Bridge
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Advantages
Disadvantages
A New Movement
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Could become public
transportation
Changes driving
completely
Impressive Driving
References
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2013. http://hodcivil.edublogs.org/2011/11/06/lidar-–-light-detection-andranging/
"Lombard Street Picture." Lombard Street Picture. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.
http://www.visitingdc.com/san-francisco/lombard-street-picture.asp
"Snowy Road Wallpaper." Snowy Road Wallpaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.
http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-wallpapers/697.html
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"Google Self-Driving Car - Part 1: Outside." YouTube. YouTube, 26 Mar. 2011.
Web. 16 Apr. 2013. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_lGPRIRG3Y
"I-GO Car Sharing." IGO Car Sharing Chicago RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.
http://www.igocars.org/tag/public-transit/