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Chris Gerdes: The future race car - 150mph, and no driver

Autonomous cars are coming and they are going to drive better than you. Chris Gerdes reveals how he and his team at Stanford are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possible accident. And yet, in studying the brainwaves of professional racing drivers, Gerdes says he has gained a new […]

Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan

Google announced their self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, they wanted to share one of their favorite moments. Here is Steve, who joined for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel […]

Sebastian Thrun: Googles driverless car

Sebastian Thrun helped build Google’s amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoring through busy city traffic with no one behind the wheel, and dramatic test drive footage from TED2011 demonstrates how fast the thing can really go.