According to Google, robomobili will appear on the roads soon, from 2 to 5 years

So optimistically declared the head of Google’s robotic mobile division (or “self-driving car” - there is not yet an established term for this phenomenon) Chris Urmson, at the World Automobile Congress, which takes place in Detroit, USA. True, it will still be test copies. Moreover, while something is not visible in the queue of manufacturers who would be eager to make such cars for Google. Urmson spoke about his negotiations with GM, Ford, Toyota, Daimler, and hopes that the ready-made prototypes of rob-mobiles will appear on the roads by 2020. Reports about this resource Phys.org .

Urmson finds it difficult to predict when these cars will drive onto public roads. In the meantime, Google is testing small bubble cars (a fully working prototype was introduced in December 2014 ) in a dedicated area, because the technology requires careful running. “What we really need is to understand how people will interact with these devices, use them, and what kind of product we will need to bring to the market,” said Urmson.

In 2012, Google was driven through by the state of California, and they were allowed to be present on public roads, but only if they had both a steering wheel and pedals. In several states, laws have been passed that formally allow robots without manual control to use DOP.