Google's nearly completed automatic driving car, released the movie while riding with the first driver

A certain degree of automobiles already has an auto cruise function that runs at a constant speed or constant inter-vehicle distance without human operation, and in the futureAutomatically driven car without driverInitiatives are being carried out aiming at, but first, Google has almost completed "automatic driving car". A movie running the town with the first driver on board is on sale.

Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan - YouTube


This is Steve Mahan, the first driver of Google auto driver. Because of visual impairment, we can not drive ordinary cars.


I got on the automatic driving Prius


When Mr. Mahan sat at the driver 's seat and asked "Let' s go", the car responded and started to move.



As you can see, Mr. Mahan does not handle the steering at all. Also, neither the foot nor the accelerator is stepping on.


On the roof, the device is spinning as if it were like a street view car. It seems that we are checking the surroundings with radar.


"It's an indication of suspension," Mr. Mahan.


The car also automatically recognizes this, pauses it, runs after confirming safety.


Here we are going down a little way


To Drive Through


Safely shopping completed


Mahan who shakes hands with the shooting vehicle


Next time to the parking lot


I dropped in at a laundry store


I got home while caught tacos I bought earlier


"I could not go around here and there freely, but thanks to automatic driving I will be able to go to places I'd like to go and places I have to go to" give me "independence" and "adaptability" Mahan told his impressions.


The logo that Google's "o" became a car


Google's auto-driving carI also caused an accident in 2011But this is when the automatic operation was off. This time, with the cooperation of the local police and others, I realized that I can run in the town by automatic driving and proved that it has reached a practically usable level. Even though it is not completely automatic operation, it is unlikely that the semi - automatic operation will become commonplace so it will not be the future.