After passing through various development otonomos technology , the Internet search engine company , Google , is preparing to launch a prototype that is capable of driving a car without a driver . The process of introducing a car without a steering wheel and gas and brake pedals is also done through the release of photos .
In a press conference held in Rancho Palos Verdes , California , on Tuesday ( 27/05/2014 ) , Co - founder of Google , Sergey Brin , say , 100 units of the power will be used to introduce the technology to get closer to the community .
New York Times , Tuesday ( 27/05/2014 ) night , informing , the cars made by the manufacturer of Detroit , but they did not identify the company's original . Google explains a few things , the trial will begin in the summer ( April to October ) , the initial version still has the manual controls for the passenger , and the car will be tested by a company driver .
ambition
By producing a prototype , Google entered a new phase of their ambition results in creating otonomos vehicle . If the production version of this car could appear more quickly , meaning they can outperform automotive manufacturers such as Volvo Car Corp. and Nissan Motor Corp. , which says it is ready to market products otonomos , as early as 2020 .
Google research has been conducted since 2009 . Initially , they only use vehicles equipped with sensors , lasers , radar , smart computers that can make mapping , and software to drive that can be used to control the functions of the car automatically. Google claims that the unit has been running so far more than 1.1 million miles .
compact cars
From the photos can be seen , similar to Google otonomos car Smart ForTwo that has two doors and two seats . However , there is no steering wheel or gas pedal and brake in it . " This car does not need it . Software and sensors that perform all these tasks , "wrote Chris Urmson , director of Google 's self - driving car project , in a company blog .
" We have worked with partners from Detroit , Germany , and California . This prototype can accept the given address passenger , then drove him there safely , " she added .
2025
Menurutanalisis that unfolded IHS Automotive , more than two decades now , otonomos vehicles will dominate the market as the number of new units in 2035 to reach 11.8 million units . Then , in 2050 , all vehicles have been applying otonomos .
Estimated market price per unit was " only " Rp 81 million to Rp 116 million in 2025 . Inexpensive Why ? At that time , the technology is no longer a privilege that was rewarded with a high official price .
