Google Unveils Its Self-Driving Car, For Real

Satya Swaroop Dash

Satya Swaroop Dash

@satya-swaroop-YDeBJM Oct 22, 2024
In the summer we informed you that Google <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/google-builds-its-first-self-driving-car-without-steering-wheel-accelerator-brakes-of-course.75000">Google Builds Its First Self-Driving Car; Without Steering Wheel, Accelerator & Brakes, Of Course</a>of its self-driving cars and showed you an artist’s rendering of the final product. Today Google has proudly unveiled the real life version of the car #-Link-Snipped-#. This complete product (now equipped with headlamps) has not yet gotten rid of its prototype tag yet. Google’s test drivers will be leaving the test track and travelling in the self-driving car on the streets of Northern California with temporary manual controls to see how the car fares in the real world.

Google Self Driving Car 1
Prototype Car In May 2014

Google Self Driving Car 2
Artist's Rendering of Final Product

Vehicle prototype
Final Prototype (Unveiled Yesterday) ​

On a lighter note, Matthew Inman, the creator of the Oatmeal series managed to get a ride on the final prototype and <a href="https://theoatmeal.com/blog/google_self_driving_car" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">6 things I learned from riding in a Google Self-Driving Car - The Oatmeal</a> he had to say about Google autonomous car.

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  • Ankita Katdare

    Ankita Katdare

    @abrakadabra Dec 22, 2014

    Loved what Oatmeal had to say about the topic. I was traveling quite a bit over the weekend and realized that on Indian roads, it's all about sneaking out of the way as fast as possible. When in traffic, auto rickshaw drivers hurling abusive comments to car drivers or bike riders is a common sight. Only in a situation of 99% discipline can these self-driving cars work, right?
  • Divyaprakash KC

    Divyaprakash KC

    @divyaprakash-UywozO Dec 23, 2014

    Ankita Katdare
    .....Only in a situation of 99% discipline can these self-driving cars work, right?
    ...or else it should have entire weaponry of the cars from '#-Link-Snipped-#' movies!
  • Manzur Khan Sarguroh

    Manzur Khan Sarguroh

    @manzur-khan-OgAD5Z Dec 23, 2014

    Looks like it's a "Google Play Edition" of Tata Nano!!