Unveiling a car with a top speed of 25mph, two seats and no pedals or steering wheel might not make much of an impression at a motor show. But Google, in the US, sent a minor earthquake through the car and taxi industries as it unveiled the latest version of its driverless car. The electrically powered vehicle, which Google has begun testing around its headquarters in Mountain View, California, dispenses with all the normal controls, including foot pedals. Instead, it has a smartphone app that summons it and tells it the destination, and a single STOP button mounted between the two front-facing seats in case the occupants need to override the computer.
How does the car passenger’s phone interact with the car?
It tells the car where the user wants to go It has an app with normal car controls in case of an emergency It keeps track of the car’s speed so that it does not exceed 25 miles per hour It processes the sensory information from the car and guides the car