1. T HE G OOGLE D RIVERLESS C AR Steven Salanger

2. W HY G O D RIVERLESS ? Over 30,000 deaths annually, domestically Over 1,000,000 deaths annually totally No drunk driving Free Time!

3. D EVELOPEMENT Sebastian Thrun Only Successful Vehicle at Darpa Challenge Google names him fellow, leads team Used Similar technology on street cars Developed system that could potentially be used on any car

4. H OW IT W ORKS LIDARLIDAR Based Laser system sends 64 different beams of light and measures the distance/shape/size of objects 28 ½ measurements per second Combined with Radars and Wheel encoders Produces incredibly precise image of surroundings

5. H OW I T W ORKS In addition to top laser and Radar on bumpers 2 Narrow View Cameras on dashboard 1 Wide View Camera on dashboard GPS Computer Processing Unit in trunk

6. I NFORMATION G ATHERED, I NSTANTANEOUSLY P ORTRAYED ON S CREEN How It Works

7. W HAT M AKES IT S O U NIQUE ? Volvo, Mercedes, Audi, Toyota all testing out driverless features Google only truly driverless model Google’s Important Patents How it learns and makes decisions

8. I S IT P RACTICAL ? Pros: Can be applied to any car Proven to be safe More fuel efficient On wide scale use, would decongest traffic Cons: $150,000 in equipment each Not legal in most states Laws would have to be re-written

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