[New post] Google teaching its self-driving cars to behave more like people, be more predictable, less annoying

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Google's self-driving cars may have an impressive safety record – having never caused an accident in more than a million miles of driving on public roads – but the company admits that their ultra-cautious approach can make them a little unpredictable " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google teaching its self-driving cars to behave more like people, be more predictable, less annoying by Ben Lovejoy Google's self-driving cars may have an impressive safety record – having never caused an accident in more than a million miles of driving on public roads – but the company admits that their ultra-cautious approach can make them a little unpredictable and annoying to other drivers, reports the WSJ. Examples include taking a very wide approach on turns, and braking at the slightest sign of danger. The cars are "a little more cautious than they need to be," Chris Urmson, who leads Google's effort to develop driverless cars, [said]. "We are trying to make them drive more humanistically" ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | September 29, 2015 at 5:04 am | Tags: Autonomous car, Google, Google driverless car, Google Self-driving car, Google self-driving cars, Self-driving car, Self-driving cars | Categories: Self-Driving Car | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-viI Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/09/29/google-self-driving-cars-humans/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com