Google's Driverless Car 2.0: A Potential Gamechanger
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Google has unveiled its next-generation driverless car, and it threatens to upend everything about car transportation. It has no steering wheel, no gas pedal, no brake pedal and no other driver controls. It is just a two seat passenger compartment on a very short wheelbase, about the size of a Mini. With a top speed of 25 mph, a range of 100 miles and an electric motor, it is not a replacement for the family sedan. There is no room for the family of five. Instead, it is a potential replacement for the urban taxi and Zipcar. The Googlecar (real name will vary) would be summoned by a smartphone app (like Uber), take its passengers to their destination, and drive off to the next pick-up.
Google's Driverless Car 2.0: A Potential Gamechanger
Google's Driverless Car 2.0: A Potential…
Google's Driverless Car 2.0: A Potential Gamechanger
Google has unveiled its next-generation driverless car, and it threatens to upend everything about car transportation. It has no steering wheel, no gas pedal, no brake pedal and no other driver controls. It is just a two seat passenger compartment on a very short wheelbase, about the size of a Mini. With a top speed of 25 mph, a range of 100 miles and an electric motor, it is not a replacement for the family sedan. There is no room for the family of five. Instead, it is a potential replacement for the urban taxi and Zipcar. The Googlecar (real name will vary) would be summoned by a smartphone app (like Uber), take its passengers to their destination, and drive off to the next pick-up.