Google+Driveless+Car

=Topic:= Google Driveless Car

Description:
Have you ever made a drive from your home to Florida State? We are not talking about a drive from somewhere within a few miles of Florida State or Panama City, we are talking about Tampa, West Palm Beach, Miami, and the like. A drive from FSU to one of the previous three cities of Florida are long and can be potentially dangerous. Google is trying to invent a car that allows drivers to travel in their vehicle and also have the ability to work on whatever they can imagine. Texting, play games, watch movies, read a newspaper, and more would be possible with no fear of getting into an accident or speeding. Google's robotic cars have about $150,000 in equipment including a $70,000 LIDAR (laser radar) system. The laser allows the cars to produce a 3D map of its environment.The car then uses the maps to produce data models to drive itself. It is still in the road testing phase currently.

(A picture of a Google Driveless Car.)

(How the Google Driveless Car works)

Applications:
Google Driveless Car is an invention that has recently been tested and shown to the public. As talks continue about the legalization of a driveless car in each state, there are a few things that are included with the Google Driveless Car that may interest those who are skeptical or simply curious about the driveless car. The front and rear of the car has sensors, which surrounds the vehicle so the system will make decisions based on the surroundings of the vehicle. In addition, there is an internal GPS system to track the destination of the car and is complete with a detailed map. We are assuming the map will be based on the Google maps that Google maintains and updates. If there is another car that is driveless, then these cars can communicate and will be able to avoid from colliding into each other.

Related Links:
1. I, Robot scene similar to Google Driveless Car http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tj_cW7aoRdQ#t=94 Time: 0:00 - 1:34 (Shows Will Smith in a car while steering is automatic and he changes it to manual.)

2. Sebastian Thru (a researcher who helped build the driveless car) http://www.npr.org/2013/09/13/215843842/when-will-driveless-cars-be-a-part-of-our-everyday-lives

3. One state that has made it legal to have driveless cars http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/tech/nevada-driveless-car/

4. The future of the Google Driveless Car http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2014/01/06/driveless-cars-to-become-the-norm-by-2050/

5. Why the Google Driveless car is safer than human drivers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10411238/Googles-driverless-cars-are-safer-than-human-drivers.html

6. Additional informaiton about the Google Driveless Car https://sites.google.com/site/gessicadriverless/what-is-the-driverless-car