In a post published today on its official blog, Google announced that 25 new models of its autonomous car can drive on the public network of California next summer. A two-seater vehicle without a driver, without gas pedal and without driving.
A study several years ago, because Google will roll about 40 km / h. Its uniqueness is that it was built from the ground up to be used without a driver. A first prototype was presented in May 2014. Electric, the car can travel about 130 kilometers before recharging.
The new Google cars, built and assembled in suburban Detroit resume almost all software from the fleet of Lexus RX450h being tested on the road. According to Google, the new model will benefit from the experience of previous driving cars, which corresponds to the experience accumulated by a driver 75.
Chris Urmson, director of the autonomous car program at Google, said that in six years of testing, only 11 minor accidents were reported.
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