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Internet and software bigwig Google has begun lobbying the state of Nevada to legalize driverless cars. The move comes on the heels of some very promising results in California, where Google had mapped out the terrain and sent a couple of its autonomous Toyota Priuses (Prii? Priora?) on an epic jaunt from Mountain View to Santa Monica.
- Google Will Start Testing Its New Autonomous Prototypes On Public Roads [w/video]
Google has announced that some of its self-driving prototype vehicles will begin tests this summer on public roads in Mountain View, California. Read more »...
- Audi A7 Piloted Driving Concept Takes 550-mile Trip From Silicon Valley To Las Vegas [w/video]
Audi is demonstrating its know-how in autonomous technology with a 550-mile (885-km) trip from Silicon Valley, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, in an A7 Piloted Driving Concept. Read more »...
- Did Ticket-free Cecilia Abadie Take These Google Glass Videos And Shots While Driving?
Now this could become a little awkward for Cecilia Abadie, who was just cleared for driving while wearing Google Glass in California because there was not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the she had them turned on when stopped...
- Google Maps The Future: California Gov. Signs Law That Allows Self-driving Cars On Public Roads
California governor Jerry Brown signed a law that permits self-driving cars on the state's public roads. The signing ceremony took place at Google’s Mountain View headquarters with the governor sitting on the passenger side of an autonomous...
- Google Scientist Says Its Driverless Cars Could Save A Million Lives Each Year
Sebastian Thrun, leader of Google's driverless car project, talked about the technology of self-driven cars at TED Talks, claiming it could save one million lives each year if it would replace human driving. Google's test cars have so far covered...
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Viva Las Vegas: Google Lobbies to Legalize Self-Driving Cars in Nevada
Internet and software bigwig Google has begun lobbying the state of Nevada to legalize driverless cars. The move comes on the heels of some very promising results in California, where Google had mapped out the terrain and sent a couple of its autonomous Toyota Priuses (Prii? Priora?) on an epic jaunt from Mountain View to Santa Monica.
The California-based company is keen to point out the claimed benefits of self-driving cars over their human-driven counterparts including better safety, improved fuel efficient and greater environmental friendliness.
Read more »- Google Will Start Testing Its New Autonomous Prototypes On Public Roads [w/video]
Google has announced that some of its self-driving prototype vehicles will begin tests this summer on public roads in Mountain View, California. Read more »...
- Audi A7 Piloted Driving Concept Takes 550-mile Trip From Silicon Valley To Las Vegas [w/video]
Audi is demonstrating its know-how in autonomous technology with a 550-mile (885-km) trip from Silicon Valley, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, in an A7 Piloted Driving Concept. Read more »...
- Did Ticket-free Cecilia Abadie Take These Google Glass Videos And Shots While Driving?
Now this could become a little awkward for Cecilia Abadie, who was just cleared for driving while wearing Google Glass in California because there was not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the she had them turned on when stopped...
- Google Maps The Future: California Gov. Signs Law That Allows Self-driving Cars On Public Roads
California governor Jerry Brown signed a law that permits self-driving cars on the state's public roads. The signing ceremony took place at Google’s Mountain View headquarters with the governor sitting on the passenger side of an autonomous...
- Google Scientist Says Its Driverless Cars Could Save A Million Lives Each Year
Sebastian Thrun, leader of Google's driverless car project, talked about the technology of self-driven cars at TED Talks, claiming it could save one million lives each year if it would replace human driving. Google's test cars have so far covered...