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Google Thinks That In 100 Years, People Will Marvel That We Ever Allowed Humans To Drive

Google Thinks That In 100 Years, People Will Marvel That We Ever Allowed Humans To Drive

By Chris Crum June 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

Google held its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, discussing numerous topics. As usual in shareholder-related meetings, Google felt the need to reassure investors that despite its investments in “moon shot” ideas like Google Glass and self-driving cars, the company continues …

CA Driverless Car Bill to Be Signed at Google HQ CA Driverless Car Bill to Be Signed at Google HQ

UPDATE: It’s been signed. Late last month, California’s SB 1298 landed on the Governor’s desk after being passed in both the Senate and the Assembly (37-0, 74-2, respectively). And today, Gov. Jerry Brown plans to sign the bill into law …

75% of Cars on the Road to Be Driverless by 2040 75% of Cars on the Road to Be Driverless by 2040
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Despite the concerns of old people in Florida, it’s apparent that driverless technology is the future. Google, of course, is furiously working on developing road-ready self-driving cars, and they are hardly the only ones. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics …

Self-Driving Cars Clear Another Hurdle in California Self-Driving Cars Clear Another Hurdle in California
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In March, a California State Senator introduced legislation that aimed to force the Department of the California Highway Patrol to adopt safety standards and requirements for autonomous vehicles, aka self-driving cars. And now, that bill has been passed an sent …

This Self-Driving Car Tops Out at 120MPH This Self-Driving Car Tops Out at 120MPH
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Though Google gets the most attention for their work, they are far from the only ones working on driverless car technology. And while Google is churning along, logging hundreds of thousands of miles with their fleet of Priuses and just …

Florida Ad Makes Old People Fear Self-Driving Cars Florida Ad Makes Old People Fear Self-Driving Cars
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Striking memories of Maximum Overdrive and vehicles gone mad, a new Florida campaign ad hints that one candidate supported technology that will splay out old people in the streets. What’s so terrifying that Florida’s retired population should consider it in …

Google's Self-Driving Cars Log 300K Milles Google's Self-Driving Cars Log 300K Milles
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Whether you’re thrilled about the prospects of driverless technology or not, self-driving cars are probably coming to a stoplight near you in the near future. Google thinks that they are definitely inside a decade away, and automakers like Ford have …

Noteworthy Videos
Would Google Combine Glass With Driverless Cars? Would Google Combine Glass With Driverless Cars?
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BMW has an augmented reality “smart windshield technology,” which is seems much like what Google is doing with Project Glass. The following video has been around for a while, but it’s picking up some attention today, thanks to psfk. “One …

Self-Driving Cars Will Hit the Roads by 2017 Self-Driving Cars Will Hit the Roads by 2017
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If you think all the hubbub about Google’s fancy self-driving cars is just a fleeting novelty, Ford, it of the automobile industry, thinks you should check yourself before you wreck yourself. According to ExtremeTech, Ford predicts that driverless cars will …

Consumer Watchdog Says You Are Google's Product Consumer Watchdog Says You Are Google's Product
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California’s Consumer Watchdog met with the city’s Assembly’s Transportation Committee today, to discuss opposition to SB 1298, Google driverless car legislation. They say, strong privacy for those who use the highways is a must if Google’s Driverless car legislation is …

Sergey Brin Goes Full-On Google For Turkish Prez Sergey Brin Goes Full-On Google For Turkish Prez

Google’s official Twitter account posted a couple of pictures yesterday featuring the visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gül and his wife to the company’s Mountain View, California, offices. Sergey Brin and company apparently weren’t satisfied with just letting the impressive …

Google On Driverless Cars: Think About Your Children Google On Driverless Cars: Think About Your Children
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Google CEO Larry Page spoke at the Zeitgeist 2012 event this week, talking about Google’s Glasses, search, and various other topics. He briefly touched on Google’s self-driving cars. In his talk, he played up the safety factor, and called upon …

Study: Young Males Want Self-Driving Cars Study: Young Males Want Self-Driving Cars
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Google thinks that self-driving cars are inside a decade away, and the technology is so fluid that car owners could simply pay a few grand and have it installed in the time it takes to put in a new stereo. …

Google Self-Driving Car Makes a Trip to Lake Tahoe Google Self-Driving Car Makes a Trip to Lake Tahoe
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In case you misplaced the self-awareness that working at Google will always be cooler than your job, Sebastian Thrun, Google Fellow and Vice President, took a moment to remind you today and uploaded a photo to his Google+ account announcing …

Learn How To Program Google's Driverless Cars Learn How To Program Google's Driverless Cars

Sebastian Thrun is a Google Fellow and VP, a Stanford Professor, and the co-founder fo Udacity.com. He’s also on the Project Glass team, which last week, unveiled the much talked about Google glasses. He was one of the names that …

Google Isn’t The Only One With Self-Driving Cars Google Isn’t The Only One With Self-Driving Cars

Google has made a lot of headlines with its self-driving cars. Last week, they put out the following video, showing one of the cars driving a blind man to Taco Bell: With that video, Google said its cars had completed …

Google Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man To Taco Bell Google Self-Driving Car Takes Blind Man To Taco Bell
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Google uploaded a video of a self-driving car test, showing Steve Mahan, a legally blind man behind the wheel, and stopping at Taco Bell for a burrito. Google says in the video description, “We announced our self-driving car project in …