Google Self Driven Cars Finally Seen On Roads Reports The Verge

Google's autonomous car prototypes seen in California.

Google Inc. the search engine giant recently announced that it is working on a prototype of its self-driven cars. These prototypes were expected to hit the Californian roads soon. In accordance to a report published by the tech based website The Verge such prototypes have now been spotted at the Grand State.

Ironically, things are not as they were shown the previous year. Previously, these cars were said to be completely self-driven. However, the cars that have been seen on the roads come up with a professional driver along with override controls that can be sued for manual use. The reason why the company has come up with these features is to make sure that the vehicle does not lose control and accidents do not occur. So this actually means that these vehicles are similar to the Lexus SUVs that are autonomously governed through the “Google’s Mountain View Campus”.

As reported, the self-driven cars by Google are extremely safe and do not boast of any problem whatsoever. But this is actually very weird, since it has been reported earlier that these self-driven cars of Google earlier caused 11 accidents in total. As a response to this allegation, Google Products and services went into the details of the incident to actually give a clearer picture.

According to the tech behemoth, the incidents termed as accidents which actually took place were extremely minor and did not post of big vulnerabilities. They also argued that the behavior of individuals which is extremely prone to errors can actually lead to a better algorithm. This actually results in more safety for the consumer.

Other than that, the company has also come up with a website that will allow drivers to gauge their experiences while experiencing the self-driven vehicle. This will allow other people to know more about the project through firsthand experience. Moreover, it will also allow Google to know what the audiences think about its product. As mentioned by the company earlier, Google is keen to conduct self-driven pilot projects in the coming few years before it actually officially launches these cars to the consumers across the globe.

Hence in a nutshell, Google has come up with something relatively different than what it promised earlier. Initially, the concept behind this car was completely autonomous but now it has a human touch to it. The idea to give manual power is actually a good decision as it curbs the chances of mayhem but kills the feeling of an autonomous car.