How Google's Self-Driving Car Works

This is part 2/3 of the keynote presentation by Sebastian Thrun and Chris Urmson on self-driving cars at IROS 2011. Part 1/3 is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ub5Doyapk. Part 3/3 is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWhu_aa9kM. Read more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/how-googl... (Recorded using a pocket camcorder; apologies for the poor audio quality.)

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[Ilyak1986]

"Sir, have you been drinking tonight?"

"Yes, officer, but I have a self-driving car!"

"Oh, okay, carry on."

[gubatron]

no more taxies, no more bus drivers, no more truck drivers

[onvyl]

ahhh. invent the train is stupid. car is about control.

[zigstripes]

@iamstd2 I think the level of autonomy will depend on the roads you drive on. If such a car becomes mandatory it'll probably not let you drive in San Francisco or a packed highway during rush hour (it's not fun to drive in a traffic jam anyways), but It'll most likely allow you to have full control on rural highways while keeping a safety bubble so that you cannot crash even if you try on purpose.

[JulianLuna]

It is stupid, you should let the users upload pictures of the places and that's it. Problem solved you don't need a car driving everywhere lol Google Noobs

[JulianLuna]

"There was no driver in the caaar"

[makeitso6174]

@Ilyak1986 In states where these cars have been legalized, drinking and driving is still illegal. Even if the computer is driving.

[Octamed]

@MrRednijlad I'd say you'd subscribe to the vehicle service just like car share companies do now. So you'd use your keycard, so they wouldn't be stolen. Plus they'd have cameras

[Octamed]

@samhblackmore yes

[DocUnsane]

tey toook hurrr jobzzzz

[samhblackmore]

They can build up a 3D model of the world just by driving down the street? Does this mean they could turn Google Street View properly 3D?

[Alchemagician]

What happens when everyone's car is sending out these laser signals? Won't the reflection of other cars' sensors hinder the accuracy of your own? That's an issue that I think Google will need to figure out, but I have faith that they'll come up with a very elegant solution.