This document discusses self-driving cars. It defines a self-driving car as a vehicle that can travel from place to place without human interaction or input. The document then outlines how self-driving cars work using sensors to perceive their environment and navigate autonomously. Some advantages mentioned include increased road capacity, fewer accidents due to faster reaction times than humans, and reduced pollution. Challenges discussed are public acceptance, cybersecurity risks, determining legal liability, and establishing safety standards.

1. Self Driving Car
By: Sameh Hamzawy
22 Nov.2013

2. Outline
 What is it ?
 How it works ?
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Challenges & Conclusion

3.  What is it ?
 Ability of a car to get from point A to point B without
human interaction(without driver).
 As an autonomous vehicle, it is capable of sensing its
environment and navigating without human input

4. Outline
 What is it ?
 How it works ?
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Challenges & Conclusion

6. Outline
 What is it ?
 How it works ?
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Challenges & Conclusion

7.  Potential Advantages
 No occupant restrictions : Disabled, under
age, or over age.Drunk Sleepy

9. • Increasing the
roadway
capacity.

10.  React faster than humans Fewer traffic
collisions.
 360 degree perception
 Cannot get distracted
 Reducing air pollution
 …………
 And many others

11.  Disadvantages:
 Expensive software Car Price ~ 150,000 $
 Failure of just one system in the car could be
very dangerous.
 Human acceptance
 Speed in this car is limited
 Current legislation

12. SELF-DRIVING CARS VS. OTHERS
* This statistic had made almost before 2011.

13. Outline
 What is it ?
 How it works ?
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Challenges & Conclusion

14. Challenges :
 Human acceptance.
 A car's computer could potentially be a RISK.
 Liability for damage.
 Must create an “objective and testable”
performance standard.
 National Highway Transportation Safety
Administration must regulate auto safety

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16.  References
 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-
explains/2013/04/economist-explains-how-self-driving-car-works-
driverless
 Howard, Bill. "Google: Self-driving Cars in 3-5 Years. Feds: Not so
Fast." ExtremeTech. N.p., 8 Feb. 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.
<http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/147940-google-self-driving-
cars-in-3-5-years-feds-not-so-fast>.
 Howard, Bill. "Self-driving Google Cars: 300,000 Miles, 0 Crashes — If
Only Your PC Was as Stable." ExtremeTech. N.p., 10 Aug. 2012. Web.
14 Apr. 2013. <http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/134262-self-
driving-google-cars-300000-miles-0-crashes-if-only-your-pc-was-as-
stable>.
 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2013131882
_webstuff12.html.

17. Thank you