cars that drive themselves

Jordo! · 02-21-2012, 02:37 PM

I thought BMW already had something like this in the works -- swear I saw this on top gear.

I'm sure they'll be on the road soon enough -- there's already bits and pieces of the tech in new cars.

Cmike2780 · 02-22-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

I thought BMW already had something like this in the works -- swear I saw this on top gear.

I'm sure they'll be on the road soon enough -- there's already bits and pieces of the tech in new cars.

There have been several car companies, the military and a few research labs that have been engineering autonimous cars, including the BMW seen on Top Gear. The system google has implemented is farther advanced however, allowing for variables outside of a track. A team of Stafford grads ran a self driving Audi TTS up Pikes Peak back in '10.

It's gonna trickle down eventually. Audi and other high end companies are already bringing out cars that can partially control the car with advanced cruise control systems. Audi has the "traffic jam assist" coming soon....Nissan meanwhile, will soon have acceleration suppression technology, womp womp.

daisuke149 · 02-22-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

There have been several car companies, the military and a few research labs that have been engineering autonimous cars, including the BMW seen on Top Gear. The system google has implemented is farther advanced however, allowing for variables outside of a track. A team of Stafford grads ran a self driving Audi TTS up Pikes Peak back in '10.

It's gonna trickle down eventually. Audi and other high end companies are already bringing out cars that can partially control the car with advanced cruise control systems. Audi has the "traffic jam assist" coming soon....Nissan meanwhile, will soon have acceleration suppression technology, womp womp.

don't forget volvo's demonstration of "our car can see an object in front of you, notice your not paying attention and brake for you" system they showed on top gear too

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