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Self-driving cars• Science fiction• Reasons for adoption• Past and current developments

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Cars you may know

I, Robot (2004)

KITTKnight Rider (1982-1997)

Batmobil, Animated Batman

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Reasons

• Greater flexibility

YouDestination

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Reasons

• Greater flexibility• Security

351’404 casualties

According to: http://www.sgipt.org/verkehr/vus/vus_2010.htm

3’447 deaths

(Unfallopfer)

Equivalent to 70% of the population of Luxembourg!

Most caused by overestimation, drugs, fatigue, human error

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Reasons

• Greater flexibility • Greater flexibility• Security• Advantages of public transport

• Cheap parking outside of City• No searching for parking spaces• Yet pickup on request

Parking space outside a city

Heathrow’s driverless taxi

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Development

1987 Daimler-BenzProject “Eureka Prometheus”

“PROgraMme for a European Traffic of Highest Efficiency and Unprecedented Safety”

• 1 billion $ funding• Largest “driverless car” project ever• Ran out of budget in 1995

More at http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/here-come-autonomous-car

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Development

2004-2006 DARPA Challenges

“ sponsor [..] research that bridges the gap between fundamental discoveries and military use”

• Funded by US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency• Challenges for non-government companies• Closed tracks or off-road

More at http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/here-come-autonomous-car

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Development

Google’s driverless car

“Google believes, [they] have the potential to reduce yearly automobile deaths by half.”

• Developed by the StreetView team• Worldwide top engineers (DARPA challenge winners)• Currently lobbying for legal operation in Nevada, US

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Would you…• Use a car with a computer as driver?

• Buy a car you don’t have 100% control over?

• Spend more money on an automated car?

K.I.T.T. K.A.R.R?OR

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