When it comes to self-driving cars, the first thought
that crosses the mind that it is dangerous because one have no control over the
vehicle. Waymo, a subsidiary of Google is working on making this technology go normal
by allowing riders of Lyft which is ride sharing company to choose an option of
autonomous vehicle while booking the ride. Although, the company has restricted
its operations in a small town outside of Phoenix because of less population
density which makes it easier for them to test their autonomous vehicles.
According to the CEO John Krafcik, the company is still
evaluating the technology by gathering feedbacks from the users. It is an opportunity
for them to record the reaction of people interacting with self-driving car and
gauge their level of comfort with the technology. Those who volunteer to sit in
autonomous vehicles are prescreened and accepted into the Waymo early rider
program.
The company is making adequate use of technology provided by Google
which is their maps to be integrated into vehicles which makes it much easier
for them to test this technology in urban settings. Moreover many analysts
believe that this technology still requires a lot of time to get deployed in
the big cities.\
While on the other hand, Waymo is restricted by a geo fenced area. It is available to riders whom are travelling within this radius. It is like any other ride hailing service but with a twist of no driver at all. The big ride hailing apps like Uber is also working on making autonomous vehicles because of company’s wide outreach globally.
I believe that this technology can change the whole
dynamics of the ways we commute from one place to another. It is the way to
limit human errors, when it comes to driving because we are prone to make
mistakes. This technology has the potential to change the future of
transportation.
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Click here for commentsThis vehicle is very futuristic but still we can't trust a machine...
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