Sebastian T hrun Project leader Best friend died in a car accident Dedicated his life to saving millions of lives Tested prototypes in the dessert Made the cars earn from them Stanford awarded 200 million ID: 795382
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Self driving cars
Slide2Sebastian
Thrun
Project leader Best friend died in a car accidentDedicated his life to saving millions of lives
Tested prototypes in the dessert
Made the cars earn from them
Stanford awarded $200 million
“Car makes decisions about every driving aspect”
“It’s the perfect driving mechanism”
ted.com/talks
Slide3UBER & GOOGLE
Company announced two weeks ago..
Uber will be developing self driving car technologyUBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTERWhy pay taxi drivers?Competition?Google is Uber’s biggest investor with over $258 millionCnnmoney.com -Article by David G
oldman
Slide4Road Rage
Safety
Who’s in control?There are 3 scenarios with driverless cars:Competent driver sits behind the wheel as a back up driver to the computer2.) People are only passengers (no one is a back up driver)
3.)
A self-driving car is empty of
people
“there are reports that Google and Uber will compete to create self driving taxis.
A robot taxi will necessarily operate in theses two modes.”
Jonathan Roberts
http://theconversation.com/what-happens-when-a-self-driving-car-meets-a-road-rage-driver-37150
Slide5Road Rage Continued..
“Warning. Human driver at the wheel
!”The driverRoad rage is commonIn the UK…In Canada...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE
Slide6Connection?
Ted talk
: Sebastian Thrun said, “..yet I haven’t saved a single life.”Uber: “Key long-term technologies that advance Uber's mission of bringing safe, reliable transportation to everyone, everywhere,“Road Rage:
“Until now, road rage only occurred between people
.”
Slide7Similarities / Differences
Ted talk/
UberUber/ Road Rage
Ted talk/ Road
Rage
Slide8Questions?
Safety assurance?
Accident prevention?Road rage?Affordability?
Slide9Works Cited:
Thrun
, Sebastian. "Google's Driverless Car." Sebastian Thrun:. N.p., Mar. 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.In a Partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. "Uber to Develop Self-driving Cars." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, n.d.
Web. 17 Feb. 2015.
McGarry
, Caitlin. "Mysterious Apple Van Fuels Speculation about Self-driving Car or Maps Overhaul."
Macworld
.
N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2015.Roberts
, Jonathan. "What Happens When a Self-driving Car Meets a Road Rage Driver?" The Conversation.
N.p
.,
n.d.
Web. 19 Feb. 2015.