Washington - As reported by the BBC, Friday (12/16/2011), Google says the technology could be used for tourism or just send the damaged car to the garage.Several times did the test, Google has finally dared to ask a patent without a driver's car technology. And finally the U.S. government granted the patent to Google.
Application called by "Dual-Mode Vehicle Switch to Autonomous Mode" has been applied in May, but only made public this week.
two sensors
In patent documents, explained that the technology it uses two types of sensors. The first sensor identifies "landing path" when the vehicle stops. The second sensor is triggered automatically and provide data on the machine on the location and purpose.
"Landing point to provide information to the driver where parking spaces are fitted to the vehicle," as told in the patent document.
"Landing point can also provide machine instructions that a vehicle parked in the area that allows it to switch to autonomous mode."
According to Google's landing path can include traffic signs, signs on the walls or lines and arrows that indicate where vehicles should be parked.
To detect the location of parking, sophisticated car that can activate the GPS receiver (global location marker system) to find the rough location and uses sensors to detect trees, shrubs or other marker elements elements that can determine the exact location.
Previously the U.S. government to assess the car without the driver was too risky to use. But the U.S. government finally relented.
