Self-Driving' Car
technology by Google

Designed to help people
with mobility issues and
to combat congestion.
The driverless vehicles
would travel through
normal roads under the
instruction of computers
and would help people to
combat congestion. There
are a lot of people who
can't get around, whether
you have a disability,
whether you're old or
you're young. There's also
just incredible urban
congestion caused by the
need for parking. There's
highway congestion
because humans don't
accurately drive on roads
with smaller spacing.

There's a tremendous
opportunity to improve
the world.

The car works using a
rotating 75,000-dollars
laser on its roof called a
"lidar" that gives a 360-
degree, 3D understanding
of the car's surroundings
that is accurate to two
centimeters. A computer
in the trunk compares
this information with
known maps, and as a
result, the car knows
every road and traffic
light. The car is also
capable of reacting to
other cars and
pedestrians, in any
weather conditions and
at any time of day.

The project remains in
the research and
development stage and
will not go on sale for
some time