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| Interior of a google car in testing phase |
In this post ,today, i will talk about where the self driving cars stand today.Well , to be general this new industry in not "all that new" because after all they are still vehicles and they still are no new manufacturers but same old renowned names.
" But what surprises us most is what this new software technologies can do and how far AI(artificial intelligence ) has come. "
As a mature tech enthusiast i am thoroughly impressed by what we see in these new genre of cars but new cars are still awaited to color this newborn department of cars.
for some self driving cars are all about luxury and human benefit but cars as we know well are much more than just luxury .They are a statement of style and your car helps to tell what type of a person you are.We have been seeing many new cars with self driving capabilities in the past.
Google's self driving car from early 2015 uses following devices to drive by its self:
on the front there are 3 radars and there is also one on the back that determines objects and their distance.
there is a camera inside the car(mounted on rear view mirror) that basically works with the computer , telling it moving objects near the car like pedestrians and other stuff like traffic signals.
A rotating sensor on top of the car(LIDAR) that is meant to scan the surroundings and generate a real time 360 degree map for the computer.
to help more with accuracy there is another sensor on-board that senses the movement of the car and reports the computer to update the map of surroundings.
other tech included is :
A GPS receiver and
an inertial motions sensor
but no matter how much we talk about the awesomeness of this vehicle ,this is just an early development model and also road accidents involving this vehicle are reported multiple times.
but there are other cars and some concept cars ,even trucks that are fully equipped with this technology and have made it to mainstream automobiles market. some of them are follows :
In addition to other features TESLA MOTOR'S MODEL S has a special
AUTOPILOT mode .It uses similar type of technologies to function autopilot mode.
to make model s' self driving mode reliable and robust ,Tesla had to cut some corners in its self driving abilities firstly
this vehicle is not truly "self driving car" as it can't self drive on all roads and scenarios .
autopilot mode works only on American highways.
" BUT WHAT IT DOES , IT DOES PRETTY FINE. "
It can automatically change lanes
It can increase or decrease speed according to current lane.
After a software update MODEL S is now able to park itself automatically.
Bonus : This is Mercedes self driving truck which is still under development.
Mercedes has also presented some really cool concept cars including this crazy one
Mercedes F 105 showcased at CES 2015
Interior of Mercedes F 105
" With its efforts in self driving cars , Mercedes is really trying to change the future of shipping goods and also our perception about future luxurious cars "