Detail The Driverless Revolution   Oleh:  Dumaine, Brian Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Fortune vol. 166 no. 8 (Nov. 2012), page 15-16. Topik: Self-driving Car; Autonomous Vehicle; Auto Technology Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: FF16.48 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Autonomous vehicles are coming -- and sooner than you think. How the commute, the shipping industry, and the car itself will never be the same. Google has now proved that a self-driving car can travel more than 300,000 miles without a mishap. Well, it did suffer a parking-lot fender-bender -- but a human was at the wheel. Its customized Toyota Priuses use an impressive combination of GPS, radar, and a 3-D mapping camera on the car's roof that "sees" traffic signals, road lanes, and pedestrians in real time. Google (GOOG) is not alone. In 2010, as part of the VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge, four driverless electric vans made the 8,077-mile drive from Parma, Italy, to the World Expo in Shanghai. Last month California became the third state, after Nevada and Florida, to make self-driving vehicles street legal. (The catch, for now, is that a human must sit in the driver's seat, ready to take over in an emergency.) In October, Nissan revealed a self-driving prototype of its Leaf that the car maker says could hit the market by 2015. GM (GM), Ford (F), Toyota (TM), and BMW are experimenting with similar models. Azim Eskandarian, the director of George Washington University's Transportation Safety and Security Program, says that "the technology is here, but the cost needs to come down. In 10 or 15 years you'll see a lot more of these cars." Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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