Google which is known more for its search engine and e-mail service, has packed the first licence in the US to test self-driving cars along busy public roads in Nevada.. Officials of the
Department of Motor Vehicles in Nevada(California) said they have
issued Google the nation's first licence to test an autonomous vehicle
that does not need a driver on its public streets..
Google’s mission is "to organize the world’s information and make it
universally accessible and useful". Their next step into that realm is
making auto driving cars.. The Google Blog
announced
Google has “developed technology for cars that can drive themselves.” O yes, autodriving cars, likein the movies and high tech TV shows... :)
Google’s reasoning behind this move is to make the roads safer and
reduce accidents.. Google said they have been testing this for a while
and have already driven 140,000 miles with trained safety drivers who
can override the system at any time.. Google explained the cars figure
out how to drive using video cameras, radar sensors and a laser range
finder to “see” other traffic as well as detailed maps to navigate the road ahead which is all pulled from Google’s data centers..
Here a video of Google Auto-Driving Car(inside view)