Google takes autonomous cars on road test
Keywords:autonomous car? driverless vehicle? automotive? self-driving? DARPA?
The cars are equipped with video cameras, radar sensors and a laser range finder to monitor traffic, as well as detailed maps. Google's data centers process the data gathered by the cars when mapping their terrain.
Google said it gathered the top engineers from the DARPA Challenges, a series of autonomous vehicle races, to help design the cars, which were never unmanned to ensure safety.
The technology has the potential of significantly reducing the number of accident deaths, as well as cutting energy consumption by reducing car usage.
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