Self Driving Cars Prepared by : Sameh Hamzawy Egypt

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 :
Drunk
Sleepy
Disabled, under
age, or over age.

9. • Increasing the
roadway
capacity.

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

15. Video!!
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References
 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-
explains/2013/04/economist-explains-how-self-driving-car-worksdriverless
 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-drivingcars-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-selfdriving-google-cars-300000-miles-0-crashes-if-only-your-pc-was-asstable>.
 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2013131882
_webstuff12.html.

17. Thank you