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Low Power, Longer Distance, Tiny Package: New Laser Sensing Technology for Self-driving Cars, ...
2014-05-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Able to remotely sense objects across distances as long as 30 ft, 3D imaging technology developed by researchers at University of California, Berkeley, could (with further development) be used to make smaller, inexpensive 3D imaging systems that offer maximized range for such potential uses as self-driving cars, smartphones, and interactive video games without requiring bulky boxes of electronics or optics. UC Berkeley's Behnam Behroozpour will present this work at CLEO: 2014 on June 11. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Googles new self-driving car: Electric, no steering wheel, and incredibly cute
2014-05-28 14:46:05| Extremetech
You are looking at Google's very own, built-from-scratch-in-Detroit self-driving car. The battery-powered electric vehicle has as a stop-go button, but no steering wheel or pedals. The plan is to build around 200 of the mostly-plastic cars over the next year, with road testing probably restricted to California for the next year or two. Compared to the fairly aggressive stance of other notable EVs, like the Tesla Model S or Toyota Prius, Google's new self-driving car is incredibly cutesy, closely resembling a Little Tikes plastic car -- there's even the same damn smiley face on the front.
Google unveils self-driving car prototype
2014-05-28 09:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google has revealed a driverless car design without any conventional controls such a steering wheel or brake pedal and announced that it will build 100 prototypes of the vehicles for testing in California later this summer. Although the initial propotype has no facility for a human to take control, other than an emergency stop button, the testbed versions will incorporate manual controls to comply with the law in California which only allows autonomous vehicles if a driver can take charge. Google said its testing had suggested it was safer to remove conventional controls altogether because allowing a human to take over suddenly could have unpredictable results. According to project director Chris Urmson, driverless cars are "an important step toward improving road safety and transforming mobility for millions of people". The vehicle has two seats, a screen displaying the route and a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). A range of sensors allows the vehicle's computer to determine its location and remove blind spots and it can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, according to Google.
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Google building self-driving cars with no driver seat, steering wheels
2014-05-28 07:54:45| Automakers - Topix.net
Google Inc is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars.
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Google to build self-driving cars
2014-05-28 04:00:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Google has announced that it will start building its own self-driving cars. They will have a stop/go button but no controls, steering wheels or pedals.
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