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GOOGLE CAR: A DRIVERLESS CAR Courtney McMinn March 2, 2013

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Google Car: A Driverless Car. Courtney McMinn March 2, 2013. What is the Google Car . A Google Car is an autonomous driving vehicle that can be any brand or model of car available on the market. What Makes the Google Car Different then Other Cars? . Self-Driving Sensors All Around the Car - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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GOOGLE CAR: A DRIVERLESS CAR

Courtney McMinn March 2, 2013

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What is the Google Car A Google Car is an autonomous driving

vehicle that can be any brand or model of car available on the market.

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What Makes the Google Car Different then Other Cars?

Self-Driving Sensors

All Around the Car Cameras

One on each side

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Google Car Cost Breakdown

The prices in this table reflect Google Car Technology in a Lexus RX450h. For more information on pricing click here.

Item CostCar Body(Lexus RX450h )

$45,000

Technology $250,000Total:

$295,000

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Where to Buy a Google Car Unfortunately the Google Car is not yet

on the market, but should be available to consumers within a decade (Graziano, 2012).

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The Google Car has successfully completed 300,000 miles with only two crashes since its creation (Graziano, 2012).

Is the Google Car Safe?

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Legality of the Google Car

California Florida Nevada

Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) Google Car’s

“Come Pick Me Up” option

States that it is Legal in What Rules Does it Challenge?

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Can it Make Moral Decisions? If the car

encountered children crossing a road illegally, would the car? Swerve Hit the Children Stop

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Works Cited Brandom, R. (2012, December 14). Self-driving cars can navigate the road, but

can they navigate the law? Retrieved from The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/14/3766218/self-driving-cars-google- volvo-law

Cohen, A. (2013, January 14). Should Self-Driving Cars Be Legal? Retrieved from Time: http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/14/will-self-driving-cars-change-the-

rules-of-the-road/ Graziano, D. (2012, November 19). Google brings highway traffic safety expert

on board to help with its self-driving cars. Retrieved from BGR: http://bgr.com/2012/11/19/google-self-driving-car-safety/

Marcus, G. (2012, November 27). Moral Machines. Retrieved from The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/11/google-driverless-car-morality.html

Thompson, O. (2012, September 7). Google's Self-Driving Cars May Cost More Than A Ferrari. Retrieved from Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-car-sensor-cost-2012-9

Wikipedia. (2013, February 3). Google Driverless Cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car