Self-driving cars can drive themselves without human input by using sensors and computer vision to navigate roads. The history of self-driving cars began in the 1920s with transmitting antennae and detector circuits, with the first mentions of fully autonomous vehicles in the 1950s. Modern self-driving cars use technologies like radar, LIDAR, cameras, GPS and sensors to perceive the environment. The signals from these sensors are processed by an electronic control unit which controls actuators to steer, accelerate and brake the vehicle based on real-time road conditions.

1. Self Driving Car
Syed Asadullah
(p18-0019)

2. Introduction
• A Computer Controlled
Car that drives itself
• An autonomous car is
an autonomous vehicle
capable of fulfilling the
human transportation
capabilities of a
traditional car

3. History
1920s
• Transmitting Antennae
1950s
• Detector Circuits
Inspired by the efforts, the
electric utility company,
Central Power and Light Company launched
an editorial that was posted throughout
1956 and 1957 and predicted autonomous
cars as:
Electricity Maybe the Driver

4. History
1980s
• Laser radar, computer vision and autonomous robotic control
• Off road map and sensor based autonomous navigation
2000s
• Real-Time Control System
• RFID-tags
2010s
• Artificial Intelligence
• GPS, 3D mapping, cameras, Sensors, etc

5. Vehicle Hardware
• RADAR
• Optics
• LIDAR
• GPS
• Processors
• Wheel Speed Sensor

7. Working
• The signal from the sensors are used by the Electronic Control Unit
for decision making using a software code
• Based on the information from the sensors, the ECU gives signal to
the actuators, which in turn control the vehicle.
• Also real time information of the
surroundings is the output
to the user interface located
inside the vehicle.

10. Advantages
• Fewer Traffic Collisions
• Higher Speed Limit for autonomous cars
• Reduction of roads signage
• Smoother ride

11. Disadvantages
• Software reliability
• Cyber Security
• Loss of driver related jobs
• Temporary Construction zones.