Self-driving cars: Coming to a road near you #Google #technology

Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You by Dave Levitan:

e360.yale.edu 23 Jul '12, 12pm

Self-driving cars: Coming to a road near you #Google #technology

Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You Vehicles that virtually drive themselves are no longer the stuff of science fiction, with Google and other companies working to develop self-driving cars. These automated vehicles not only offer improved safety and fewer traffic jams, but real environmental benefits as well. by dave levitan Imagine standing on a street corner in Manhattan, in need of a taxi to take you from Union Square up to Columbia University. You punch your destination into an app on your phone, which tells you the cab should be there in 30 seconds. A car pulls up as promised, and you get in and relax on your way uptown, just as with any cab ride. The only difference? No one is driving this cab. View gallery Courtesy of Google Google’s self-driving car cruises along the Las Vegas strip on a test run. This is one scenario that impressive advances in s...

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@GreenExpo365 » 17 Aug '12, 5pm
How ready are you for this? Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You [link] via @YaleE360
@humanfiction » 17 Aug '12, 1pm
Cars 'talking' w/ cars, the street. Perhaps 'talking' w/ bldgs? A future w/ self-driving cars imagined. [link]
@CerveraRE » 11 Aug '12, 11pm
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RT @UniiverseGREEN: Automated #cars are in the near future. Improved safety, fewer traffic jams, real enviro benefits. #innovation [link]
@mestery » 05 Aug '12, 4am
Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You by Dave Levitan: Yale Environment 360 [link] (via Instapaper)
@RileyGann » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
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@UniiverseGREEN » 31 Jul '12, 7am
Automated #cars are in the near future. Improved safety, fewer traffic jams, real enviro benefits. #innovation [link]
@MULawLibrary » 30 Jul '12, 8pm
The future approaches - self driving cars are on the way: [link]
@PythagorasCon » 30 Jul '12, 10am
Vehicles that virtually drive themselves are no longer the stuff of science fiction, with Google and other... [link]
@Porter_Anderson » 29 Jul '12, 9pm
"In current systems like @Google’s self-driving (Prius), even minor anomalies...can confuse the car." @DaveLevitan [link]
@jjaylad » 29 Jul '12, 3pm
On the Evolution of... Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You by Dave Levitan: Yale Environment 360 [link]
@ValaAfshar » 28 Jul '12, 11am
"One expert says some of the self-driving tech is less than 10 years away from being mass produced." [link]
@BenMcLeish » 28 Jul '12, 10am
Driverless cars "less than ten years away from being mass produced". Lower fuel use, less crashes, less traffic jams. [link]
@prsng » 28 Jul '12, 10am
Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You: [link] - I doubt if India will ever see this.
@bslotterback » 27 Jul '12, 6pm
"The environmental benefits [of self-driving cars] promise to be significant". Far lighter cars = less fuel. [link]
@LiamJBayerSr » 26 Jul '12, 8pm
RT @marcgunther: Look ma no hands! Self-driving cars will be the greenest of all, via @YaleE360 [link] #csr
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RT @MarcGunther: Look ma no hands! Self-driving cars will be the greenest of all, via @YaleE360 [link]
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@theKultureFiles » 26 Jul '12, 6am
RT @Architizer: Riding NY cabs without drivers! RT @yvesbehar RT @IDSA Writer speculates about future of self-driving cars [link]
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RT @AbdallahDaar: The #Environmental Benefits of Self-Driving Cars. [link] @Calestous
@AbdallahDaar » 26 Jul '12, 12am
The #Environmental Benefits of Self-Driving Cars. [link] @Calestous
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@Architizer » 26 Jul '12, 12am
Riding NY cabs without drivers! RT @yvesbehar RT @IDSA Writer speculates about future of self-driving cars [link]
@sachinduggal » 25 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @yvesbehar: The future of cars is exciting, finally: RT @IDSA: One writer speculates about the future of self-driving cars: [link]
@yvesbehar » 25 Jul '12, 10pm
The future of cars is exciting, finally: RT @IDSA: One writer speculates about the future of self-driving cars: [link]
@IDSA » 25 Jul '12, 8pm
One writer speculates about the future of self-driving cars: [link]
@AvJustice » 25 Jul '12, 4pm
Environmental benefits of self-driving cars [link]
@ParetoEnergy » 25 Jul '12, 1pm
RT @RepowerAmerica: Some scientists think the key to making your car more fuel-efficient is taking “you” out of the driver’s seat [link]
@RepowerAmerica » 25 Jul '12, 1pm
Some scientists think the key to making your car more fuel-efficient is taking “you” out of the driver’s seat [link]
@daLinds » 24 Jul '12, 6pm
Self-driving cars: [link] Coming soon to a highway near you. Manufac. claim higher safety, lower #emissions
@climateone » 24 Jul '12, 6pm
Driverless cars in the not so distant future? They're already legal in Nevada! [link]
@FarrinLaw » 24 Jul '12, 3pm
Could self-driving #cars #savelives and reduce injuries? [link] #TellThemYouMeanBusiness #TeamJSF
@cistyle » 24 Jul '12, 9am
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@KevinBDennehy » 23 Jul '12, 7pm
Coming to a highway near you: @Google's self-driving car [link] via @YaleE360
@JeyNarayanan » 23 Jul '12, 5pm
Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You by Dave Levitan: Yale Environment 360 [link]
@AoraSolar » 23 Jul '12, 3pm
Could self-driving #cars help stop #globalwarming? [link] RT @YaleE360
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Self-driving cars: Coming to a road near you [link] (via @YaleE360)
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Self driving #cars, a not so distant thought. [link]
@MarcGunther » 23 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @fenmontaigne: Self-driving cars: Coming soon to a highway near you. See Dave Levitan's story in Yale e360. [link]
@burrkitty » 23 Jul '12, 2pm
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@fenmontaigne » 23 Jul '12, 2pm
Self-driving cars: Coming soon to a highway near you. See Dave Levitan's story in Yale e360. [link]
@drmolynn » 23 Jul '12, 1pm
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RT @fenmontaigne: Self-driving cars: Coming soon to a highway near you. See Dave Levitan's story in Yale e360. [link]