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The Documents From Google's First DMV Test In Nevada

Posted by samzenpus on from the showing-their-work dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum contributor Mark Harris obtained a copy of the DMV test Google's autonomous car passed in Nevada in 2012 and associated documents. What has not been revealed until now, is that Google chose the test route; that it set limits on the road and weather conditions that the vehicle could encounter; and that its engineers had to take control of the car twice during the drive.

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  1. Re:Who would have thought by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ofcourse it is not 100% ready for the real world. It does not mean it should not be deployed though.

    Not every technology and device that made it to market first worked with 100% accuracy the first time.

    It just means that drivers should still be paying attention to the road at all times instead of being distracted behind the wheel. The faster it comes to market, the more quickly the improvements can be made to advance the technology.

    - SK