Ron Burgundy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 By Alexei Oreskovic MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc's self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. A fleet of Google's robot cars ferried more than two dozen reporters around Mountain View, California, on Tuesday, in 30-minute ride-alongs that showcased their ability to automatically and safely navigate around city streets packed with cyclists, pedestrians and traffic signs. The demonstrations, along with a morning of press briefings by Google managers developing the technology, marked the company's most concerted effort to date to provide an up-close look at the cars conceived five years ago in its secretive Google X division. The public needs to understand that a self-driving car is "not something that you need to fear but something you need to embrace," said Ron Medford, a former National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration official who is now director of safety for Google's self-driving car project. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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