What is it ? How it works ?

Self Driving Car

Outline

• What is it ?
• How it works ?
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Challenges & Conclusion

• What is it ?
• Ability of a car to get from point A to point B without human interaction(without driver).
• As an autonomous vehicle, it is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input

Outline

• What is it ?
• How it works ?
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Challenges & Conclusion

Outline

• What is it ?
• How it works ?
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Challenges & Conclusion

• Potential Advantages
• No occupant restrictions :

Disabled, under age, or over age.

Drunk

Sleepy

• Increasing the roadway capacity.

• And many others
• React faster than humans Fewer traffic collisions.
• 360 degree perception
• Cannot get distracted
• Reducing air pollution
• …………

• Disadvantages:
• Expensive software Car Price ~ 150,000 $
• Failure of just one system in the car could be very dangerous.
• Human acceptance
• Speed in this car is limited
• Current legislation

SELF-DRIVING CARS VS. OTHERS

* This statistic had made almost before 2011.

Outline

• What is it ?
• How it works ?
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Challenges & Conclusion

• Challenges :
• Human acceptance.
• A car's computer could potentially be a RISK.
• Liability for damage.
• Must create an “objective and testable” performance standard.
• National Highway Transportation Safety Administration must regulate auto safety

Video!!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ3KrA FzmV0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs2WT MdM0KY
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peDy2st 2XpQ

• References
• http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist- explains/2013/04/economist-explains-how-self-driving-car-works- driverless
• Howard, Bill. "Google: Self-driving Cars in 3-5 Years. Feds: Not so Fast." ExtremeTech. N.p., 8 Feb. 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.

h.com/extreme/147940-google-self-driving- cars-in-3-5-years-feds-not-so-fast>.

• Howard, Bill. "Self-driving Google Cars: 300,000 Miles, 0 Crashes — If Only Your PC Was as Stable." ExtremeTech. N.p., 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. reme/134262-self- driving-google-cars-300000-miles-0-crashes-if-only-your-pc-was-as- stable>.
• http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2013131882

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