A car with a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour, two seats and no pedals or steering wheel does not sound very interesting. But Google, in the US, shocked the car and taxi industries when it unveiled the latest version of its driverless car. Google has begun testing the electric car at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The car does not have all the normal car controls, such as foot pedals. Instead, it has a smartphone app that calls it and tells it the destination, and a STOP button between the two seats in case the passengers need to override the computer.
What kind of reaction did Google’s new driverless car draw from the automobile industry?
It drew strong attention from the industry The industry wasn’t impressed and did not find it interesting at first, but was shocked later It drew mostly excitement, but also disappointment at its lack of controls It drew considerable skepticism from safety experts