Google today unveiled an unmanned vehicle developed on their own. Feature of the car , in addition to a very nice appearance, is that it has no steering wheel , no pedals. The project is the latest work of the laboratory Google X, Google co-founder controlled Sergey Brin .
It's no secret that the search giant is already actively using the technology of unmanned vehicles , but it does so on the basis of existing vehicles , which are usually the manufacturer companies such as Toyota and Lexus. However, the new car , which was announced at the conference Brin Recode, is a proprietary company , and is designed for two passengers. That passenger , not the driver and passenger . The fact that the management of this car is fully implemented solely by its own internal computer and various sensors installed on the car .
Google says that this program is in the prototype stage , but the company plans to release about 100 earlier this vehicle for this summer to conduct tests. The first batch of these machines , as the portal of The Verge, at the same time reminding the Fiat 500 model and children's toy cars from the company Playmobil, will still be equipped with an additional manual control, in case of emergencies . Following a pilot program in California , Google is planning to broaden its scope and bring the project to commercialization through support from interested partners in this .
The key is behind all this idea for Google is to create vehicles that are much safer those that are controlled by man. Citing statistics , Google points out that every year on the roads of America killed more than 33 thousand people. Worldwide, the figure is 1.2 million . According to Google, deaths due to road accidents could be reduced by 90 percent. And all you need to do - to develop cars that " might think and respond to traffic situations " faster than it is capable people.
The latest prototype car from Google, according to Brin , was created with the use of parts of its own production . It is noted that during the construction of a large volume of rigid foam is used , and the vehicle runs on the electric motor.
As far as future partners , Google notes that is not yet ready to name specific names, as now, the company is in talks and she would not want to reveal all their cards at once.
Information that Google is working to create their own unmanned vehicles appeared last August , when the Western publication The Information reported that the company is in talks with various manufacturers and suppliers. Also, start talking about the so-called robo- taxis that people could use as a convenient means of transportation within the city limits. Eventually Breen confirmed this information and indicated that the unmanned vehicles could be an important part of the infrastructure and be a very useful alternative to public transport , especially in densely populated urban areas.