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Page 1: T HE G OOGLE D RIVERLESS C AR Steven Salanger. W HY G O D RIVERLESS ? Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally

THE GOOGLE DRIVERLESS CARSteven Salanger

Page 2: T HE G OOGLE D RIVERLESS C AR Steven Salanger. W HY G O D RIVERLESS ? Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally

WHY GO DRIVERLESS?

Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically

Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally

No drunk driving Free Time!

Page 3: T HE G OOGLE D RIVERLESS C AR Steven Salanger. W HY G O D RIVERLESS ? Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally

DEVELOPEMENT

Sebastian Thrun Only Successful Vehicle

at Darpa Challenge Google names him

fellow, leads team Used Similar technology

on street cars Developed system that

could potentially be used on any car

Page 4: T HE G OOGLE D RIVERLESS C AR Steven Salanger. W HY G O D RIVERLESS ? Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally

HOW IT WORKS

LIDAR Based Laser system sends 64 different beams of light and measures the distance/shape/size of objects

28 ½ measurements per second Combined with Radars and Wheel encoders

Produces incredibly precise image of surroundings

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HOW IT WORKS

In addition to top laser and Radar on bumpers 2 Narrow View

Cameras on dashboard

1 Wide View Camera on dashboard

GPS Computer

Processing Unit in trunk

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INFORMATION GATHERED, INSTANTANEOUSLY PORTRAYED ON

SCREEN

How It Works

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WHAT MAKES IT SO UNIQUE?

Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, Toyota all testing out driverless features

Google only truly driverless model

Google’s Important Patents How it learns and

makes decisions

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IS IT PRACTICAL?

Pros: Can be applied to any

car Proven to be safe More fuel efficient On wide scale use,

would decongest

trafficCons: $150,000 in

equipment each Not legal in most

states Laws would have to be

re-written

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REFERENCES Gizzo, Erico. "How Google's Self-Driving Car Works." IEEE

Spectrum. N.p., Oct. 2011. Web. U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United

States: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, annual

Thrun, Sebastian. "Sebastian Thrun: Google's Driverless Car." TED: Ideas worth Spreading. Ted Talks, Mar. 2011. Web.

Priddle, Alisa, and Chris Woodyard. "Google Discloses Costs of Its Driverless Car Tests."USA Today. Gannett, June 2012. Web.

Sykes, Kathy. "A Look inside Google's "Driverless Car"" YouTube. Kathy Sykes/Google, 23 Nov. 2011. Web.

"Science of Innovation -- Driverless Cars." YouTube. The Science of Innovation, NBC Learn, 15 Feb. 2013. Web.

Google. "Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan." YouTube. Google, 28 Mar. 2012. Web.