We've covered this subject before on link http://www.technologyreview.com/news/520746/data-shows-googles-robot-cars-are-smoother-safer-drivers-than-you-or-i/
> Data Shows Google’s Robot Cars Are Smoother, Safer Drivers Than You or I > > Tests of Google’s autonomous vehicles in California and Nevada suggests they > already outperform human drivers. .... > He also said that when the inevitable accidents do occur, the data autonomous > cars collect in order to navigate will provide a powerful and accurate > picture of exactly who was responsible. > > Urmson showed data from a Google car that was rear-ended in traffic by > another driver. Examining the car’s annotated map of its surroundings clearly > showed that the Google vehicle smoothly halted before being struck by the > other vehicle. > "We don’t have to rely on eyewitnesses that can’t act be trusted as to what > happened—we actually have the data,” he said. “The guy around us wasn’t > paying enough attention. The data will set you free.” -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
