Google's Waymo patents 'soft' self-driving cars
If sensors detect the vehicle is about to "come into contact with another object" they would change accordingly. If it`s another car, keep the outside stiff, if it`s a human, loosen up as appropriate.
Aug 14, 2017, 19:09 PM ISTGoogle does not intend to become a carmaker
Google Inc. does not intend to become a vehicle manufacturer, the company`s managing director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland said on Tuesday at the Frankfurt auto show.
Sep 16, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTGoogle starts road tests of new self-driving car prototypes
Google Inc said on Thursday it had started testing the latest prototypes of its self-driving cars on Mountain View, California roads, with safety drivers aboard.
Jun 26, 2015, 00:47 AM ISTGoogle self-driving car prototype ready to try road
Google has announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested.
Dec 23, 2014, 08:58 AM IST