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    My First Self Driving Car

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    multitask such as developing autonomous cars. Autonomous cars are robotic cars that are fully capable of driving humans around without human help. The very first self-driving car was created by Francis P. Houdina in 1925 and was tested in New York City. He called it “The Radio Controlled Driverless Car” but this car stayed as a prototype. In the 1980s, the first self-sufficient and truly autonomous cars finally revealed with the support of many universities along with the car company Mercedes-Benz. Now

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    The Reality Of The Car

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    After more than 80 years of waiting, the fantasy of the autonomous or self-driving cars, that has been on television shows pictures and the minds of many, are fast turning into reality. Some people anticipate their impending release to the public while other fear that same release as bringing about a doomsday. Still there are others who lie in the middle because they simply do not know much about the cars, they don’t care to know, or they are neutral about the subject. For those that just don’t know

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    Autonomous vehicles are coming to be a reality soon, but are theses driverless vehicles really safe. Autonomous vehicles drive themselves and make all the decisions for you, but if you get into certain situations where a wreck cannot be avoided, then the vehicle might put your life behind others. One side of this issue deals with the error in programing and the fact that people do not want to their lives in a computer's hand. While the other side of the issue deals with how much autonomous technology

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    Self-driving cars are every kids dream. Whether they were born 30 years ago, or just celebrated their third birthday, innovation and technology creeps into the dreams of everyone. While this technological advancement once seemed like something larger than life, Google and a small number of other innovating companies are trying to give kids something new to dream about by making these self-driving cars something of reality. While excitement beams at this news, questions beckon as well. Engineers and

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    Cb Insights

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    analysis company, released an article entitled “44 Corporations Working on Autonomous Vehicles.” CB Insight writes, Using CB Insights’ investment, acquisition, and partnership data, we identified 44 companies developing road-going self-driving vehicles. They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies” (“Autonomous Vehicles”) Autonomous cars have taken hold of the technology and transportation industries. Besides

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    A driverless, or autonomous, car is a car that is able to operate and drive itself without the need of human interaction. Autonomous cars are able to navigate independently by using systems like GPS, radar and are able to sense the environment around the car by using sensors. Many major car companies, including Ford, General Motors, Audi, BMW and Volvo, have begun testing autonomous car systems. General Motors predict they could have a fully autonomous car on the road as soon as 2018[1]. There are

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    the driverless car (Text 1, Line 6). All automotive manufacturers are trying their best to create the best autonomous vehicle, but whether or not they should be introduced to society is the big controversy. Autonomous cars are not yet prepared for the world we live in today. In a few decades society and technology will be more inclined to offer this new driving option. There are many reasons why society is not ready for this type of transportation, such as the security of the car, the jobs it will

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    Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Modern Society By: Jaspreet Singh Introduction Vehicles have now been around more than a hundred years. However, the industry of cars is now on the verge of becoming totally revolutionized. Many automobile brands are currently working on developing and testing autonomous vehicles, better known as self-driving cars. The goal of this project is to completely eliminate human interactions with the vehicle. By this means, 10 million autonomous vehicles are expected

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    Self-Driving Cars, and How They Will Revolutionize Driving Self-driving cars are no longer a bizarre sci-fi concept. They’re real, and they will revolutionize driving by drastically reducing accidents, traffic jams, and stress for the driver. Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman in their book, Driverless, state that “In the coming decade, self-driving cars will hit the streets, rearranging established industries and reshaping cities, giving us new choices in where we live and how we work and play” (author

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    back to the success of the first initiative relating to autonomous vehicles, and it is likely that autonomous vehicle legislation will continue to be introduced at the state level throughout the country.Google Inc. has approached several major car insurance underwriters to gauge the coverage implications of its driverless car technology available to the commercial market. (Matt & et.al., 2012). Perhaps the biggest obstacle facing self-driving cars is, not surprisingly, the lawyers. The good news is that

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