Autonomous cars Google improve driving skills in the city

In total, Google's robotic cars have driven over California roads for more than one million kilometers. Now the corporation’s engineers have focused on the nuances of driving in an urban environment. This is a very difficult task, but the computer is potentially capable of handling it much better than a human being. He never gets tired or distracted and can simultaneously track hundreds of objects. In his blog, Google today published a video that shows some interesting moments related to driving an autonomous car in the city.



In addition to calculating the trajectory of other cars and recognizing road signs, robo cars learn to follow pedestrians and cyclists - they already know how to interpret the gestures with which cyclists communicate their intentions on the road. At the intersection, the car closely monitors the position of all pedestrians and cyclists, including those approaching from behind in the direction of travel. Roboavomobile also recognizes cones, fencing places of road works and rebuilt in advance. If there is a large car on the side of the road covering the view, the autonomous car brakes gently to eliminate even the potential for a pedestrian to appear suddenly on the road.

According to the forecast of the analytical company IHS, in 20 years there will be 50 million autonomous cars on the roads of the world, and by 2050 they will almost completely replace conventional ones, and one of the main reasons for this is a reduction in the number of road accidents to almost zero. Today, according to the World Health Organization, more than a million people die on the roads a year.
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