I'm getting older (Hey, yea, I know some of you think 71 is old, but ask any one my age and older and they will tell you I'm still YOUNG); any way, This kind of car would really be an enormous help for elderly people, especially those of us who have children who think we are to old to drive, for one reason or the other, and some of us really aren't safe drivers ! I look forward to them becoming as common on the road as paved roads are in a city. No wonder I KNOW Google is the best !!
Ha - I just watched the whole thing not realizing it was Audio described. At times I thought it was a bit odd but it made everything really clear. It only dawned on me when it said "He waves his cane as he walks inside."
Two years ago I was up in Tahoe Lake, CA and I saw this car zooming about town. It did not have the identifying markings and we wondered what the driver was up to. Now I know. Very cool! This car would give so many people, not only the blind, amazing independence. Thank you, Google.
Is it just me or did anybody else wonder why the car parked at an angle when it came back to the guy's house? Other than that...simply awesome. :) Can't wait for self driving cars to be standard on the roads. :D
I read about this in WIRED magazine, and thought it sounded good. As a child of the 80's, I realize that this sort of thing was science fiction thirty years ago, and yet here it is, a reality. Keep up the great work on the self-driving car Google :D
This is a beautiful Creation and advancement in technology. This gives us blind people the chance and opportunity to Go wherever we want whenever we want without depending on others or public transportation. I am a full-time college student pursuing a degree in psychology and education and I would love to have one of these vehicles sooner than later. I can just imagine driving to school, lol And the look on peoples faces when they see a blind person driving. :)
I? So? Want one! I'm totally blind and have dreamed of a self-driving car since I didn't pass the Guide Dogs' For The Blind interview in 2006! I see myself cranking up some jazz and taking people like family on rides to wherever they need to go. I see myself helping out more than I do now and I see myself driving to CVS to get my own medication! Please continue this cool idea! I call dibs on the first one and I'll name him Dominic after a google employee! LOL! Chela Robles jazz trumpeter
It would be up to the creators of the cars programming to decide situations like that, and it would probably be whatever causes the least amount of damage. It may not run into a car if the car is running or if a human is near by. The way one car could tell if another is running is through radio signals.
This is just an amazing technology. Just awe inspiring. No doubt, this car can be a better driver than a human, but the first unavoidable accident will cause trust for this technology to plummet.
Wow, wow, wow. This is AMAZING. I wish I could use a car like this some day. I don't dream about going to space or walking the moon: I have a dream about not having to drive (I'm a terrible driver and most of the time I scared to dead about run over someone or having a crash) but still being able to use a car. Since late 90's when I saw a special program on TV about cars being guided by magnets buried on the asphalt I wish this could become mainstream, real, posible, not just a dream.
I wonder, if I ever have one of these cars, would I be able to take it to the airport? How would I be able to tell which car is mine? Would these cars have Braille on the side?
It's funny; I watched this video without the audio description and totally missed out on the fact that they parked in a handicapped parking space until the narrator said it.
Now, if the car paid for the food, that would be something. This is great stuff. I would love to own this car. Oh how much I could get done while my car drove for me. Great work google!
This is very cool .I would love to have a car like that because I quit driving when hit by two teenagers in a sports car and I was in a ford mid size van. She hit me so hard that I spun around and hit head on to a telephone pole. It handicapped me to the point a few years later I was in a wheelchair..THAT IS WHY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE CARS SO I COULD BE MORE INDEPENDENT SINCE I AM NOT IN THE WHEELCHAIR NOW...
There's something like that already on the market. It's called "Pay Pass" from MasterCard. Imagine having a chip like that imbedded under the front fender or something. The car drives up to the drive-thru. As you place your order a radio receiver in the order verifier takes in your card information. Money is deducted from your account after the clerk verifies that the system is deducting your own money. (You wouldn't want to pay for someone else's lunch unknowingly)
I'm not sure about cost, but Google's had these driving around LA for a few years, and they've never been in an accident. They're better drivers than people. One did wreck one time, but it was when a Google employee was driving, somewhat ironically.
I guess I mean feasible in that everyone would want one or could afford one. Wonder how expensive they are to make? How reliable would they be (i.e. what if it malfunctions?) I think it's a great idea. I don't know how many times I have wished I could just flip a switch and put my car into autopilot! Especially on those long drives. :-)
Just wondering why the music is there. Wouldn't the listeners of this video benefit from hearing the recorded audio so they know what's going on? Maybe a good suggestion for next video?
Have to say that kakky pants mean something entirely different over here in the UK, but he may well be wearing them after a ride in a self driving car!
Oh Man, Google really destroys peoples' ambitions. When I took this class called Machine Learning, I wanted to achieve this one day but apparently Google has done it first. I will definitely participate in it. I'm applying for a job at Google soon and I will do my best to work on this project. GOOGLE ! DO NOT DENY MY APPLICATION, or I'll be mad.
The only thing that concerns me about this, is what would that car do in a situation out of which there is no solution. Say a drunk driver swerves toward you, swerving away would cause you to hit another say parked car, but at least you would suffer less damage, would a human perform better in such cases than a computer?
@subbuktek Uhh, no lol. The primary reason is fairly commonplace crashes that choke up a shoulder or more lanes of the highway. Another primary reason is that we're still using a traffic prediction system for our stoplights that's been unchanged since the '50s. Automated cars would sure help out with both reaction time and commonality of crashes, but reaction time is pretty minor in the scheme of things.
Your car alread have a lot of computers, and you probably already have a car with fly by wire. Most jetliners nowadays also are controlled by flybywire, so, even if a pilot is actually flying the plane, he is not acting directly upon hydraulic atuators, but his commands go through a processing engine. Lots of refineries, chemical factories, nuclear power plants are controlled by computers most of the time, and this has DECREASED the number of accidents.
The hope is that, with more and more self-driving cars, there would be less and less drunk drivers, meaning that the risk of injury continually decreases as these cars become more popular.
I think this is awesome. Just think this vehicle could put the ambulance chasers out of business. No more accidents. I admit I like to drive fast but as I get older my reaction time is a lot less than it was 30 years ago. I really like this car it could get me and my family to destinations safe.
I am epileptic and I would love to see this on Australian roads, To be independent again and to be able to go anywhere i needed or wanted to.. even to be able to advertise and get sponsors for the car.. it would be amazing.. truly amazing to make Do you sell them? how much? what would it take for you to start bringing them out to Australia?
the primary reason for traffic slowing down in highways is because of the delay caused by human reaction times. It takes a couple of seconds for you to percieve, comprehend and react when the car in front of you moves. Automated cars would eliminate this problem.
You mean they'll release an outdated version of google's car in white/light grey with no customization options and sell it at a 60% mark up while calling it cutting edge?
Cool, but did you notice there's no other traffic on the road with him? I suspect they cleared the roads for this "test". I'll be more impressed when they do it on LA's highways at 5:00 PM.
they would probably make new laws requiring you to have both hands on the wheel anyway, so they can still make money if you buy one of these. When they start being sold, that is.
Not necessarily it would depend on the range of the sensors and the frequency of the readings. The reaction speed of the sensors would surpass that of humans. Again the range of the sensors would determine the safest speed the car could reach before becoming a hazard.
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I want one, i am a cancer survivor and can't see so well anymore, this is so cool Thanks
Absolutely marvelous invention. Safer driving roads is more likely to occur, and less problems for the older drivers in their later years.
I'm getting older (Hey, yea, I know some of you think 71 is old, but ask any one my age and older and they will tell you I'm still YOUNG); any way, This kind of car would really be an enormous help for elderly people, especially those of us who have children who think we are to old to drive, for one reason or the other, and some of us really aren't safe drivers ! I look forward to them becoming as common on the road as paved roads are in a city. No wonder I KNOW Google is the best !!
That has come a long way!
I prefer this version, with the narration. Thanks!
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Ha - I just watched the whole thing not realizing it was Audio described. At times I thought it was a bit odd but it made everything really clear. It only dawned on me when it said "He waves his cane as he walks inside."
Being blind, I've wanted this kind of stuff since I was a kid. I can't wait to test it out for myself!
Two years ago I was up in Tahoe Lake, CA and I saw this car zooming about town. It did not have the identifying markings and we wondered what the driver was up to. Now I know. Very cool! This car would give so many people, not only the blind, amazing independence. Thank you, Google.
I like how the visually impaired were taught better grammar and spelling than most people that can see perfectly. Especially on TH-cam and Facebook.
Is it just me or did anybody else wonder why the car parked at an angle when it came back to the guy's house? Other than that...simply awesome. :) Can't wait for self driving cars to be standard on the roads. :D
When I was a kid I thought "it will come true one day". This is that day. God bless you. Imagine racing cars! LOL.
I never want to be anywhere near a car that's drive can be hacked.
That be said this is a wonderful video.
I read about this in WIRED magazine, and thought it sounded good. As a child of the 80's, I realize that this sort of thing was science fiction thirty years ago, and yet here it is, a reality. Keep up the great work on the self-driving car Google :D
This is a beautiful Creation and advancement in technology. This gives us blind people the chance and opportunity to Go wherever we want whenever we want without depending on others or public transportation. I am a full-time college student pursuing a degree in psychology and education and I would love to have one of these vehicles sooner than later. I can just imagine driving to school, lol And the look on peoples faces when they see a blind person driving. :)
as a legally blind person i find this really exciting, hell just as any sort of person I find this really exciting
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I? So? Want one! I'm totally blind and have dreamed of a self-driving car since I didn't pass the Guide Dogs' For The Blind interview in 2006! I see myself cranking up some jazz and taking people like family on rides to wherever they need to go. I see myself helping out more than I do now and I see myself driving to CVS to get my own medication! Please continue this cool idea! I call dibs on the first one and I'll name him Dominic after a google employee! LOL!
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this is truly amazing. the potential is great for these people
well its nice to see the future options that disabled ppl have to look forward to.... and the narration for the blind was a great idea :)
It would be up to the creators of the cars programming to decide situations like that, and it would probably be whatever causes the least amount of damage. It may not run into a car if the car is running or if a human is near by. The way one car could tell if another is running is through radio signals.
This is just an amazing technology. Just awe inspiring. No doubt, this car can be a better driver than a human, but the first unavoidable accident will cause trust for this technology to plummet.
That's why there's the extra voice descriptions in this video. It explains to the visually impaired what's going on in the video.
Wow, wow, wow. This is AMAZING. I wish I could use a car like this some day. I don't dream about going to space or walking the moon: I have a dream about not having to drive (I'm a terrible driver and most of the time I scared to dead about run over someone or having a crash) but still being able to use a car. Since late 90's when I saw a special program on TV about cars being guided by magnets buried on the asphalt I wish this could become mainstream, real, posible, not just a dream.
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my mom is not blind , but she already wants one.
this reminds me of irobot. This will probably become standard one day.
Thats such a great step for people like Steve. Hope google's vision can become a reality.
I wonder, if I ever have one of these cars, would I be able to take it to the airport? How would I be able to tell which car is mine? Would these cars have Braille on the side?
Google, I would like to say that you are helping the whole world with your technology. This is, well, impossible until now!
This has been possible for so long, good that someone makes it because it's frickin' awesome!
It's funny; I watched this video without the audio description and totally missed out on the fact that they parked in a handicapped parking space until the narrator said it.
Never. I will stop you!!!
That is wonderful technology for future
I think that's why the narrator is describing things that most of us can see.
Now, if the car paid for the food, that would be something. This is great stuff. I would love to own this car. Oh how much I could get done while my car drove for me. Great work google!
You know the main reason they're making this is to complete Street View without needing a human driver. :P
Cool shit indeed!
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I was wondering why the videos was so specific, then I read the description.
This is very cool .I would love to have a car like that because I quit driving when hit by two teenagers in a sports car and I was in a ford mid size van. She hit me so hard that I spun around and hit head on to a telephone pole. It handicapped me to the point a few years later I was in a wheelchair..THAT IS WHY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE CARS SO I COULD BE MORE INDEPENDENT SINCE I AM NOT IN THE WHEELCHAIR NOW...
This is amazing, literally awesome....if that's even an appropriate word to use....
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Just excellent ! It would be very great in sommes years ! :D
There's something like that already on the market. It's called "Pay Pass" from MasterCard. Imagine having a chip like that imbedded under the front fender or something. The car drives up to the drive-thru. As you place your order a radio receiver in the order verifier takes in your card information. Money is deducted from your account after the clerk verifies that the system is deducting your own money. (You wouldn't want to pay for someone else's lunch unknowingly)
I'm not sure about cost, but Google's had these driving around LA for a few years, and they've never been in an accident. They're better drivers than people. One did wreck one time, but it was when a Google employee was driving, somewhat ironically.
Wow!! When is the next self-driving car coming out?? lol
This is wonderful technology. What is next?
I guess I mean feasible in that everyone would want one or could afford one. Wonder how expensive they are to make? How reliable would they be (i.e. what if it malfunctions?) I think it's a great idea. I don't know how many times I have wished I could just flip a switch and put my car into autopilot! Especially on those long drives. :-)
Can't wait to read the first news about self-crashed cars lol
Just wondering why the music is there. Wouldn't the listeners of this video benefit from hearing the recorded audio so they know what's going on? Maybe a good suggestion for next video?
so does this mean we don't have to worry about getting any tickets?
in tens of thousands of kilometers, it crashed once: the engineer was driving it.
Have to say that kakky pants mean something entirely different over here in the UK, but he may well be wearing them after a ride in a self driving car!
Oh Man, Google really destroys peoples' ambitions. When I took this class called Machine Learning, I wanted to achieve this one day but apparently Google has done it first. I will definitely participate in it. I'm applying for a job at Google soon and I will do my best to work on this project. GOOGLE ! DO NOT DENY MY APPLICATION, or I'll be mad.
This is so cool!
If you drink and drive that car, does it still count at drunk driving
I can just imagine the faces the people are making as the blind man gets into the drivers seat.
The only thing that concerns me about this, is what would that car do in a situation out of which there is no solution. Say a drunk driver swerves toward you, swerving away would cause you to hit another say parked car, but at least you would suffer less damage, would a human perform better in such cases than a computer?
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Uhh, no lol. The primary reason is fairly commonplace crashes that choke up a shoulder or more lanes of the highway. Another primary reason is that we're still using a traffic prediction system for our stoplights that's been unchanged since the '50s. Automated cars would sure help out with both reaction time and commonality of crashes, but reaction time is pretty minor in the scheme of things.
Your car alread have a lot of computers, and you probably already have a car with fly by wire. Most jetliners nowadays also are controlled by flybywire, so, even if a pilot is actually flying the plane, he is not acting directly upon hydraulic atuators, but his commands go through a processing engine. Lots of refineries, chemical factories, nuclear power plants are controlled by computers most of the time, and this has DECREASED the number of accidents.
I viewed this video on other site, just came here to "like"
The hope is that, with more and more self-driving cars, there would be less and less drunk drivers, meaning that the risk of injury continually decreases as these cars become more popular.
Well Done!
How does the software behave in non-standard situations?
What's the rate of software malfunctions/oddities?
Who to blame in case of a car accident?
I think this is awesome. Just think this vehicle could put the ambulance chasers out of business. No more accidents. I admit I like to drive fast but as I get older my reaction time is a lot less than it was 30 years ago. I really like this car it could get me and my family to destinations safe.
I am epileptic and I would love to see this on Australian roads, To be independent again and to be able to go anywhere i needed or wanted to.. even to be able to advertise and get sponsors for the car.. it would be amazing.. truly amazing to make Do you sell them? how much? what would it take for you to start bringing them out to Australia?
WOw, that is incredible.
Its not an April Fools joke everyone. Google has invested millions of dollars into this and has been working on it for a few years now.
Really cool!
You don't really drive the car but the car drives you.
I work with blind people every day. This is wonderful technology.
May I use a small part of this video and the one with audio description to demonstrate what an audio description is? It's for a course I'm creating.
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That's great, but what happens when the car gets short-circuited? (Perhaps by lightning?)
oh, only in the end I realized that the narrator explained everything happening because the video is made for blind people too
"Steve Eats a taco as the car rolls into the driveway"
wow but how does the car avoid unforeseen circumstances? like a car that swerves into it from a neighboring lane.
This would be a great car for teenagers; they could get around independently, but would be driven more safely than they would drive themselves.
Awesome!!
That self driving car is impressive but WHERES MY HOVER BOARD?! :)
More like he's riding in the car than really driving the car.
Still pretty neat
what about daydreaming or slow reaction to immediate unknown danger moments
with no money of course
just human solidarity :)
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the primary reason for traffic slowing down in highways is because of the delay caused by human reaction times. It takes a couple of seconds for you to percieve, comprehend and react when the car in front of you moves. Automated cars would eliminate this problem.
It's not. The guys behind it (Sebastian Thrun etc) won the DARPA challenge a while back.
Quite the expert now are you? Remember to say hello to me if you pass by with your self-driving car...
You mean they'll release an outdated version of google's car in white/light grey with no customization options and sell it at a 60% mark up while calling it cutting edge?
Absolutely brilliant.
really cool but will it work in india and china where roads and traffic is worst
Another imaging dream will come true soon.. "Just imagination a place you'll be there".
Absolutely wonderful technology. The taco looked tasty too. :)
Google. Please do some more of these stories. This is so cool. Amazing video.
Cool, but did you notice there's no other traffic on the road with him? I suspect they cleared the roads for this "test". I'll be more impressed when they do it on LA's highways at 5:00 PM.
Here's a legitimate question. If the car speeds and gets pulled over who will get the ticket?
I know that, but a lot of the other April Fools jokes were uploaded March 30th and near there, so I wasn't sure.
No, it is operated completely by the computer. It can drive all by itself
awesome !!
useful for blinds !!
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Is this audio described by Brent Spiner (Data from TNG)?
they would probably make new laws requiring you to have both hands on the wheel anyway, so they can still make money if you buy one of these. When they start being sold, that is.
0:35, hands in air to show that he indeed does not care.
Not necessarily it would depend on the range of the sensors and the frequency of the readings. The reaction speed of the sensors would surpass that of humans. Again the range of the sensors would determine the safest speed the car could reach before becoming a hazard.
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sweet jesus can't wait to see cars turned into self-driving living rooms. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
Amazing