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The Future is Now!
By Jennifer McClure | February 5, 2008
In my last post I made mention of predictions that cars would be able to drive themselves by the time I was 16. Well, though it didn’t happen by then, it’s happening now! Check out this video of a Chevy Tahoe that drives itself! Named “Boss,” the self-driven vehicle safely navigated 60 miles in urban traffic and came in first place at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Grand Challenge competition. It uses a combination of LIDAR, (light detection and
range sensing), radar, vision and mapping GPS systems to calculate road
geometry, perceive traffic and avoid obstacles.
In the video, GM seems pretty convinced customers will want cars to drive them around in the future and believes vehicles that drive themselves will improve safety on the roads. I think if and when cars that drive themselves hit the road, car makers will also continue to produce cars that need drivers. What do you think?
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