[Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or not

[michael townsend]

You are saying what, Michael?  

 

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This is great as long as they build in accessibility.


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Subject: [Quietcars] Looks like automated autos are coming, like it or not

>From Fox News:

Need a Lift? Phone Your Car and It'll Pick You Up

German scientists have unveiled the latest in self-driving car technology --
an autonomous vehicle named "MadeInGermany" (MIG), which passengers can even
call for a lift.

Computer scientist Raul Rojas and his team at Berlin's Free University (FU)
have developed the experimental car which they hope will revolutionize the
future of driving.

Passengers can phone their MIG using an iPad or smartphone and the Global
Positioning System integrated into these devices reveals the caller's
location to the car, which then works out the best route and tells the
passenger how long it will take it to get there.

The car's designers say their invention will support environmentally
friendly developments by making car-sharing more practical -- if several
people are traveling in the same direction, one unmanned taxi can pick them
all up.

Optimal use of the technology could see the number of cars in Berlin reduced
to one-fifth of their current number, they say.

"With an ordinary mobile multimedia device (iPad) the driver can access all
the on-board electronics," a spokesman said. "This opens up entirely new
possibilities for operating the vehicle, far beyond the previous ideas of
remote control."

Drivers who suddenly decide they want to steer the vehicle via an iPad can
turn the automatic technology off and take control themselves.

The MIG uses sensor technology to create a three-dimensional image of the
street on the car's computer so that the car is able to detect bikes,
pedestrians, road markings and signs.

The technology enables it to respond to traffic lights independently, to
give way in accordance with the highway code and to stop in case of
unexpected events.


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