Google programmed Prius drives itself around some cones.
..and really f'in drives itself aggressively around some cones.
Google programmed Prius drives itself around some cones.
..and really f'in drives itself aggressively around some cones.
That course would not be SCCA approved. 
Impressive nonetheless. I'd like to see how an experienced autocrosser would fare with the same car on the same course.
Wow, I'm impressed!
However, I would NOT want to be a passenger with all those concrete walls.
I rode to work this morning through Silicon valley in a Diesel electric hybrid vehicle capable of cuising safely over 70mph all day long with no one streeing it.
It's called a train. 
I'm going to build an EMP gum to shoot at these stupid cars until Google finally figures out that humans don't want to be replaced. Stupid SkyNet grumble grumble whine moan...
Pretty soon, Earth will be renamed to Google Earth.
I liked that top comment there..
I'm going to build an EMP gum to shoot at these stupid cars until Google finally figures out that humans don't want to be replaced. Stupid SkyNet grumble grumble whine moan...
I agree.
You people any your crazy gum guns.
Javelin wrote: I'm going to build an EMP gum to shoot at these stupid cars until Google finally figures out that humans don't want to be replaced. Stupid SkyNet grumble grumble whine moan...
Problem with that is, I'd bet the large majority of American "drivers " would dispute that, and love nothing more than to have their car drive them to where ever it is they're wanting to go.
I know that none of us on this board would want it... other than those times your buddies want to go drinking, no one wants to play DD, and cab service isn't a great option (if an option at all).
I bet the software will have a lower failure rate than a 16 year old girl texting on her cell phone while driving daddy's Caddy.
Don't worry. I'm sending robot back in time to kill their mothers and end this before it gets out of control.
One step closer to the Hoveround Pods on Wall-E... 
with a better camera angle I would believe it...
Would you say it's about time for the citizens of Springfield to ...crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
Blow it up before it sprouts arms and legs and starts nuking the Earth.
I'm all for letting computers drive the cars of every other distracted idiot on the road as long as I can still manually drive my own :P
Don't worry. I'm sending robot back in time to kill their mothers and end this before it gets out of control.
YEEEEEEEEEEEES
I like how at the end of the course the car steers towards the big planter and then says "manual mode" and expects the "driverside passenger" to correct.
am I the only one questioning the judgement of using a Toyota for their Google Earth-driven car? somehow complete AI control and many incidents of allegedly software-based unintended acceleration don't quite go together like peas and carrots
it is still amazing to see what they got that thing to do, it seemed to be running rather decently, looked like the AI knew a thing or two about line selection and the dynamics of the car close to or at the limit, color me impressed, even if I am making cracks about their choice of car companies, given what their experiment boils down to
Type Q wrote: I rode to work this morning through Silicon valley in a Diesel electric hybrid vehicle capable of cuising safely over 70mph all day long with no one streeing it. It's called a train.
It always starts so innocently...
Type Q wrote: I rode to work this morning through Silicon valley in a Diesel electric hybrid vehicle capable of cuising safely over 70mph all day long with no one streeing it. It's called a train.
Trains have engineers.. so yes, they do have somebody "steering" it
mad_machine wrote:Type Q wrote: I rode to work this morning through Silicon valley in a Diesel electric hybrid vehicle capable of cuising safely over 70mph all day long with no one streeing it. It's called a train.Trains have engineers.. so yes, they do have somebody "steering" it
No, just working the "gas" and brakes.
neon4891 wrote:mad_machine wrote:No, just working the "gas" and brakes.Type Q wrote: I rode to work this morning through Silicon valley in a Diesel electric hybrid vehicle capable of cuising safely over 70mph all day long with no one streeing it. It's called a train.Trains have engineers.. so yes, they do have somebody "steering" it
not as much as you'd think- i watched a show on tv a while back about trains, and they pretty much said that modern trains "drive" themselves for the most part.. the engineer mostly gets paid to sit in the cab and push a button every time the computer makes a noise at random intervals to make sure he isn't asleep. if he isn't alert enough to push the button, the train slams on the brakes and calls for help..
I have wondered how well a prius would handle with decent tyres
Have you seen a modern airliner? Pilots, are for the most part, babysitters for autopilots.
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