A prototype vehicle that was built from the beginning to move without any human intervention, presented yesterday on USA η Google.
According to the company, its design is tailored to automated driving systems that incorporate the fact that no driver will need to be released. Thus, in its final version, the two-seater will not have a steering wheel and a brake pedal, but only a "emergency" button, which will be able to immobilize the passengers in the event of a problem.
Although Google has been experimenting for years with technologies autonomous navigation, until now all tests were carried out on mass-produced cars, in which the necessary modifications were made.
Google claims that thesename I.X. they should not have the controls of a conventional car, as tests have shown that sudden human intervention in their movement can cause an accident. However, the initial "batch" of the prototype two-seaters will have a steering wheel and brakes to meet the specifications of the state of California where the company is doing its tests, which stipulate that the passenger should be able to take at any time under his full control of the vehicle.
On the dashboard there is a display showing the route and speed, which can not exceed 40 km / h. Naturally, the vehicle is equipped with sensors that allow its "autopilot" to understand its position and what's around it, within a range of several hundred meters.
