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Google driverless cars work as well as google maps

Jangler

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/technology/personaltech/google-says-its-not-the-driverless-cars-fault-its-other-drivers.html?_r=0

Last month, as one of Google’s self-driving cars approached a crosswalk, it did what it was supposed to do when it slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross, prompting its “safety driver” to apply the brakes. The pedestrian was fine, but not so much Google’s car, which was hit from behind by a human-driven sedan.

Google’s fleet of autonomous test cars is programmed to follow the letter of the law. But it can be tough to get around if you are a stickler for the rules. One Google car, in a test in 2009, couldn’t get through a four-way stop because its sensors kept waiting for other (human) drivers to stop completely and let it go. The human drivers kept inching forward, looking for the advantage — paralyzing Google’s robot.

 I cant see Americans giving up driving. 

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I think it would be a good thing for elderly people once they get the bugs worked out of the technology.  Of course, the big problem will that most people treat speed limits as suggestions instead of rules/laws (myself included), so if a google car is going down I-85 at the posted speed limit, (even if its in the correct lane), its going to result in a lot of angry drivers. 

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Isnt there cars out now that have override sensors.  IE, autobraking if you get to close to another car?  I can see those being implemented and insurance companies giving a discount for having them.

 

Problem is the trust issue of the human mind.  When autopilot came out on aircraft pilots didn't trust it and made corrections when the autopilot was correct. Causing accident or incidents. Now a days 99.9% of a flight is on autopilot with pilots just putting course corrections, altitude and speed changes in and doing take off and landings.  I don't see cars being that automated but I do see override sensors being installed and inhibiting drivers from speeding, making illegal moves and from accidents happening.   

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A Daimler-built autonomous truck can now legally operate on the highways of Nevada. Gov. Brian Sandoval has officially granted the "Freightliner Inspiration Truck" a license for road use in the state, making it the first of its kind to navigate public roads in the US. The Inspiration's "Highway Pilot system" is loaded with cameras, radars, other sensors and computer hardware like most autonomous vehicles. However, it's not completely self-driving -- it still needs a human driver behind the wheel.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/05/daimler-autonomous-truck-nevada/ 

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