GM's driverless car

Vehicles that operate without a driver and allow passengers to safely use their mobile devices are being tested by the U.S. Department of Defense.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created Boss, a Chevrolet Tahoe designed to drive itself.

Boss is a robotic vehicle equipped with 25 lasers, cameras and radars to enable it to sense objects and know which direction to go in.

The self-driving vehicle is scheduled to be tested in November during The Urban Challenge, a 100km course in which various robots race across a city or suburban environment.

In addition to helping the military, General Motors officials expect this new technology to also play a future role in dangerous tasks such as mine-seeking.

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[batukhan]

Statistically, theres a high chance i did :P

[theinsekt]

Did you make that up? ;)

[Ninoortah]

hey here's an idea g.m.-try making some cars that are reliable

[Dimitri0809]

@Friendly0Dan

Good for you!

[Dimitri0809]

@rhauf1

because they find it difficult to do those tasks by them selves why wouldn't they??

[markdaforth]

i would not mind one of these runnung over an ied before me.These could be life savers in any situation

[BumbleBeeGS]

What happens when they run out of gas?

[Friendly0Dan]

This would be boring. I enjoy driving, why would I want my vehicle to drive itself?

[TiQsGAMING]

in like 15 - 20 years it will be Autopilot Cars that u can buy.

And it will not be this mant Sensors at Roof =D

[willdex01]

Imagine this, imagine that... They will fire that young bright guy and put some old fart in charge of this technology, put these autopilots on streets and have cops eat doughnuts. Next thing you know - schoferbot anyone?

[range373]

I want my tahoe to drive me around while I watch tv in the back haha