2. Contents
What is driverless car?
History of driverless car.
Reason behind the making.
How work it?
Current status.
Advantages and Disadvantages.
Source.
3. What is driverless car?
It is a vehicle that can drive itself from one
point to another without driver; in other
words,the car with an autopilot system.
4. History of driverless car.
In 1925, Houdina radio control demonstrated the radio
controlled driverless car “linrrican wonder” on new york city
streets.
In 1939,General motors show a driverless
car in word fair just like a projects.
In 1953 RCA labs successfully built a miniature car that was
guided and controlled by wires that were laid in a pattern on a
laboratory floor.
5. In 1987, Mercedes-Benz build up autonomous car.
Since then, numerous major companies and research
organizations have developed working prototype
autonomous vehicles including Mercedes-Benz,
General motors, Nissan, Toyota, Tesla, Audi, Volvo
and also Google in July 2013.
6. Reason behind the making.
Driver error is the most common cause of traffic
accident.
Nearly 1.25 million people die in road accident in an
each year, that is one person is killed every 25 seconds.
Using cell phone during driving, drink and drive,
entertainment systems and also traffic are reason for
accident.
So, solve this all problem driverless car is useful for us,
and this is the reason behind making it.
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8. How work it?
Anti-locks brakes
(ABS)
Electronics
stability control(ESC)
Cruise control
Infrared camera
LIDAR(Light Detection
And Ranging)
Stereo vision
GPS(Global
Positioning System)
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11. Current status.
As of 2012: Nevada is the 1st state to allow
driverless car can be legally operated on public
roads.
Google driverless car had been tested in traffic
area atleast 2,25,000.
Driverless car will be ready for market in as little
as three to four years.
Google driverless car`s price is around 1 crore.
So many companies such that: Mercedes-Benz,
Audi and Volvo are also working on this technology.
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13. Advantages
Managing traffic flow to increase road capacity.
To avoid accident.
Very helpful to physical handicapped people.
Useful to our environment.
Relieving vehicle occupants from driving allowing
them to concentrate on other tasks or to rest during
their journeys.
Useful to senior citizen.
14. Disadvantages.
This vehicle is using internet which is have less
security from hackers.
Hackers can change the rout which is plotted in the
system and also switched off on the road(in rare case)
In case of failure of main sensor and backup sensors
the vehicle can create a chance of accident.
It is too slow for us.
It`s maximum speed is 63 km/h
