Wednesday, October 05, 2011

TED: Sebastian Thrun: Google's driverless car (video)

Here's the link (couldn't embed the video):





wiki link

Wikipedia: The Google Driverless Car is a project by Google that involves developing technology for driverless cars. The project is currently being led by Google engineer Sebastian Thrun, director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and co-inventor of Google Street View, whose team at Stanford created the robotic vehicle Stanley which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge and itsUS$2 million prize from the United States Department of Defense.[1] The team developing the system consisted of 15 engineers working for Google, including Chris Urmson, Mike Montemerlo, and Anthony Levandowski who had worked on the DARPA Grand and Urban Challenges.[2]

Lobbied by Google,[3] the Nevada Legislature passed a law in June 2011 to authorize the use of autonomous vehicles. Nevadabecame the first state where driverless vehicles can be legally operated on public roads. The Nevada Department of Transportation(NDOT) is now responsible for setting safety and performance standards and for designating areas where driverless cars may be tested.[4][5][6]"

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