Google today unveiled the first real build of its self-driving vehicle prototype. Back in May the company unveiled an early mockup of the vehicle which didn't even have real headlights.
Since then, we’ve been working on different prototypes-of-prototypes, each designed to test different systems of a self-driving car—for example, the typical “car” parts like steering and braking, as well as the “self-driving” parts like the computer and sensors. We’ve now put all those systems together in this fully functional vehicle—our first complete prototype for fully autonomous driving.
Google says it hopes to have the vehicle on the streets of Northern California in the new year. Its safety drivers will continue to oversee the vehicle using temporary manual controls as needed, while continuing to test and learn from the prototype.
Take a look at the before and after below...
New Prototype:
Earlier Mockup:
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rahilxx98 - December 23, 2014 at 1:26am
I'd rather drive the bmw i3 or the bmw i8 or a tesla or a Porsche 918. I'm gonna buy the 2015 Apple iCar. It's gonna have 1 electric motor with 160hp and 1 2.0 liter gas engine that's turbo charged to 300 hp. Total output 460hp. All inside a Porsche 911 chassis. Apples new car is gonna be amazing!
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Klinky - December 22, 2014 at 10:11pm
And that folks is why Google is not an automotive OEM. Yuck!
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gamerscul9870 - December 22, 2014 at 10:04pm
I would consider it if it had great gas mileage, had a suv shape (any size), doesn't need so many steering wheel turning up to like 4 , has ios in the car/touchscreen support, and has a simple organized engine. If it doesn't have one of these or two. Then I won't buy.
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Knightrider64 - December 22, 2014 at 8:57pm
But why they don't make it to look knight rider's K.I.T.T? At least that car had some design and 64mb of memory ;)
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