1. Google
Self driving cars

2. Sebastian Thrun Project leader Best friend died in a car accident
Dedicated his life to saving millions of lives
Tested prototypes in the dessert
Made the cars earn from them
Stanford awarded $200 million
“Car makes decisions about every driving aspect”
“It’s the perfect driving mechanism”
ted.com/talks

3. UBER & GOOGLE Company announced two weeks ago..
Uber will be developing self driving car technology
UBER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Why pay taxi drivers?
Competition?
Google is Uber’s biggest investor with over $258 million
Cnnmoney.com -Article by David Goldman

4. Road Rage Safety Who’s in control?
There are 3 scenarios with driverless cars:
Competent driver sits behind the wheel as a back up driver to the computer
2.) People are only passengers (no one is a back up driver)
3.) A self-driving car is empty of people
“there are reports that Google and Uber will compete to create self driving taxis. A robot taxi will necessarily operate in theses two modes.”
Jonathan Roberts

5. Road Rage Continued.. “Warning. Human driver at the wheel!” The driver
Road rage is common
In the UK…
In Canada...

6. Connection?
Ted talk: Sebastian Thrun said, “..yet I haven’t saved a single life.”
Uber: “Key long-term technologies that advance Uber's mission of bringing safe, reliable transportation to everyone, everywhere,“
Road Rage: “Until now, road rage only occurred between people.”

7. Similarities / Differences
Ted talk/ Uber
Uber/ Road Rage
Ted talk/ Road Rage

8. Questions? Safety assurance? Accident prevention? Road rage?
Affordability?

9. Works Cited:
Thrun, Sebastian. "Google's Driverless Car." Sebastian Thrun:. N.p., Mar Web. 14 Feb
In a Partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. "Uber to Develop Self-driving Cars." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 17 Feb
McGarry, Caitlin. "Mysterious Apple Van Fuels Speculation about Self-driving Car or Maps Overhaul." Macworld. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb
Roberts, Jonathan. "What Happens When a Self-driving Car Meets a Road Rage Driver?" The Conversation. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb