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Autonomous car completes 3,400-mile US road trip

An autonomous car's recent 3,400-mile U.S. road trip proves there's at least one thing computers do better than humans: Follow the speed limit.

Auto supplier Delphi Corp. fitted an Audi Q5 with radar, cameras and laser sensors to navigate the 15-state journey from San Francisco to New York, mostly traveling on highways. The car drove itself 99 percent of the time, Delphi said Thursday.

Stringerbell3309d ago

They pulled it off and the great thing is the whole drive was as boring as a 3400 mile trip should be. Cant wait for this tech to find its way into the showrooms.

ZoyosJD3309d ago

Think about it. Someday soon the word "driving" will only be associated with the racing sport.

There are sure to be people that will cling onto old cars, but the mainstream (especially drinkers) will quickly adopt these autonomous vehicles so they never have to drive again.

SilentNegotiator3308d ago

If the car still has to be driven manually even 1% of the time, it's not of any good to drinkers (well, legally).

And the added expense will keep it from taking over manually driven cars.

ZoyosJD3308d ago

LMAO

Silent...If you think future iterations of this technology will forever require some manual input, and that the cost of the technology won't decrease, well I don't know what to say to convince you.

SilentNegotiator3308d ago (Edited 3308d ago )

So, what, the technology will be 100% perfect in the future? It will never ever hit a snag and need some manual override to correct.

*Looks at roads in the mountains, back roads, etc*
*Looks at competency of automobile industry*

lol k

ZoyosJD3308d ago

Seriously. Why don't we take a look at the competency of humans while we are at it.

http://asirt.org/Initiative...

So what if there is an optional manual override that an infinitesimally small percentage ever have to use.

It's not about being perfect, but being more reliable than the average person. If you think that is an impossible feat, then you have a bit too much faith in humanity.

How about considering the population that can't even legally drive. I've known too many people, good intentions or otherwise.

360ICE3307d ago

@Silent
The technology already performs better than human drivers in California where non -driver cars are allowed. It's already damn-near perfect. Human drivers are not.

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Gilgamesh153307d ago

This might be a big help to the elderly or handicapped as well.

Kurylo3d3306d ago (Edited 3306d ago )

What happens when someone has a heart attack in the front seat. This thing just going to keep going and deliver a dead person? What if the cops want to pull it over? and the drivers asleep lol.

ZoyosJD3306d ago

At least It would arrive at a known destination rather than off a cliff or into some deep brush.

They have the capability to recognize police vehicles with their lights on. If the roads are filled with these we probably won't need as many cops patroling.

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