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Old 02-17-2012, 10:14 AM   #1
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Default Self Driving Car (no joke)

Yup like the title says ...

a self driving car
by who else???


GOOGLE.

When The Car Is The Driver
by steve henn

This week the state of Nevada finalized new rules that will make it possible for robotic self-driving cars to receive their own special driving permits. It's not quite driver's licenses for robots — but it's close.

The other day I went for a spin in a robotic car. This car has an $80,000 cone-shaped laser mounted on its roof. There are radars on the front, back and sides. Detailed maps help it navigate.

Do people notice it's a self-driving car and gawk?

"We get a lot of thumbs up," says Anthony Levandowski, one of the leaders of Google's self-driving car project. "People drive by and then they wave. I wish they would keep their eyes on the road."



http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechcons...er?ft=1&f=1003
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