Super fast spray paint artist. Best. Technical College. Ad. Ever. When The Car Is The Driver : All Tech Considered. In the video above, Sebastian Thrun, who helped build Google's driverless car, narrates a demonstration of the technology. This week the state of Nevada finalized new rules that will make it possible for robotic self-driving cars to receive their own special driving permits.
It's not quite driver's licenses for robots — but it's close. The other day I went for a spin in a robotic car. This car has an $80,000 cone-shaped laser mounted on its roof. There are radars on the front, back and sides. Detailed maps help it navigate. Do people notice it's a self-driving car and gawk? "We get a lot of thumbs up," says Anthony Levandowski, one of the leaders of Google's self-driving car project.
Levandowski is in the passenger seat with a laptop showing him what the car can see. "And it can adjust the speed. Hide captionA car camera attached to the front bumper of Google's driverless car. Steve Henn/NPR A car camera attached to the front bumper of Google's driverless car. Robots are never distracted. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter - Official Trailer. Norm MacDonald - Roast.wmv.