Google Car

(Google Self-Driving Car image by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0)

After several years of testing autonomous car, Google has revealed something to show for its work. It’s been proven before that Google’s autonomous vehicles are actually safer than car driven by an actual person. and now, the proof has been furthered, after a few test in California and Nevada.

Major Concepts

• The new car runs on battery and can be charged
• It has it's own brain that can control all of it's surroundings
• It is able to navigate through tight traffic using radar system

Advantage

• It is far more safer than human driven cars because it uses technology.
• it can reduce risk of accidents/ drunk driving  because it goes in a steady pace.
• good for people who aren't able to drive because it it an automatic car.

Disadvantage

• This car is really slow because it doesn't have a huge engine
• This car is highly expensive and can be bought only by rich people because it is new and it's it at the moment limited.
• it doesn't have the capability to pick up speed to over take because it is slow.

Discussion Questions

Why do you think people will use this car?

Can this reduce the number of accidents in this world ?

Starr, Michelle. “Google: Self-driving Cars Safer than Professional Drivers.” - Cars. Cnet, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.