Sebastian Thrun: Google's driverless car

http://www.ted.com Sebastian Thrun helped build Google's amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoring through busy city traffic with no one behind the wheel, and dramatic test drive footage from TED2011 demonstrates how fast the thing can really go.

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[Mish Mishmish]

Well I don't want to die just because your brain fucks up.

[JaeDubbya2011]

I think it will be brilliant when the technology is mainstream. You could go for a night out and not have to worry about getting a taxi home because you had too much to drink. If you had a very long journey you could just lie back and have a sleep or watch a film. catch up on TV etc. You would also be able to get to places much faster, with automated cars you could do away with speed limits on highways \ motorways.

[zizzlestick42]

I think people are too quick to dismiss Google Glass. they are only in developer phase right now; the consumer product won't be released until sometime in 2014. and even after the first consumer version is released, they will likely continue to create new iterations. they will find a way to make them aesthetically pleasing, and a bit more subtle. at the very least, it will be a great head-mounted video camera. it may not become a widespread, mainstream item, but I can think of many niche uses

[ckannan90]

I think he was being sarcastic

[seangaetano]

1 step closer to computers enslaving humanity

[ramek lee]

fucking racist ass bitch

[Nognamogo]

FINALLY someone understands! Cotton is meant to be picked by slaves not machines!

[butor11]

Amazing! Instead of dumping money into the dumb google glasses, they should be putting it into this.

[Cuddlesthemighty]

I hate commenting after a comment, but um, after reading some comments from other people.

Just know this if you watch Ted talks with a "I know Better" stand point you are the single reason this world is messed up as much as it is. And thank you for your comment so you may be tagged for exclusion from the farther evolution of the human race.

[Cuddlesthemighty]

Wait, wait, wait. Humans drive cars. Mind blown. I thought morons drove cars. (joking of course don't get you car in a twist around a pole)

[sonarx64]

I enjoy driving way too much to have a computer do it for me