Google unveiled its first prototype of a self-driving car built from scratch. The self-driving car is essentially a two-seater that looks quite similar to a Tata Nano and has no steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedal. On the inside, the car doesn’t offer much in terms of luxury and all you will find are two seats with seatbelts, a bit of space for the passenger’s belongings, a start-stop button and a screen that shows the route to one’s destination. The car is driven by an onboard computer and has a top-speed of 25mph.
The blog post mentions that Google plans on building around a hundred prototypes later this summer for testing and a pilot program is likely to kick off in California in the next couple of years. The Google self-driving car project was started initially in 2009 under Sebastian Thrun, CEO and cofounder of Udacity. Since then the car has evolved a lot with features like pedestrian and cyclist detection and sign reading among others. Recently these cars were allowed for use on public roads in California, and Google demonstrated the car’s abilities.
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