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How fast are work on Autonomous cars? The Google project, Waymo, he gave us the answer to this question. And it’s impressive.

in 2015, in the ongoing Google/Alphabet/Waymo programs, test, the human driver needs to take control of an Autonomous vehicle almost immediately (0,8) for every completed 1000 miles. It’s so a good result – it means in fact that – statistically – would have four times to overcome the route from Warsaw to Gdansk to such a situation occurred.

how is the situation now? Much, much better. In 2016 Google in the context of mandatory reporting, said that the need to purchase handheld control were four times less – only 0.2 times per 1000 miles is defeated.

the result of these failed to improve despite the fact that the number of displacements using the Google Autonomous car kilometers increased significantly from year to year. In 2015 was 682 894 km, and in 2016 – already 1 023 330. Two years ago it was recorded 341 cases of a power system of Autonomous driving, and a year later – only 124.

What happened in these 124 cases?

According to the rules, current reports, Google, from which you get this data, take control of the person are taken into account in two cases. Or when find a bug in the system of Autonomous driving, or when its further use may lead to a dangerous situation.

Google, however, notes in the report that his driver repeatedly take control not only in critical situations, but also in the case when there is even the slightest doubt regarding safety. Not thus, it is possible to simplify these results to the fact that drivers 124 Google have saved in the past year, Autonomous cars to kraksą.

Also in the case of a transfer the driver control over the car through the computer it was not always related to actual threats. Sometimes it was about minor technical faults (e.g., broken cable), and sometimes “unusual” readings from sensors. Provided, however, that the number of such technical fail was limited in 2016, up 89 percent.

Where cars Waymo better?

there is no doubt where the first Autonomous system will arrive (in fact qualify) in the case of mass produced cars.

According to the report, for the full year has never been handed over to the driver control over the vehicle when driving on motorways. 12 times it was necessary to intervene in the case of driving on the roads, fast traffic, while all other events, a total of 112 took place in the cities.

In what situations cars Waymo couldn’t handle it?

Alphabet/Waymo/Google details to make, for whatever reasons, came to every stop. Among the most common reasons mentioned in particular, undesirable maneuvers of the Autonomous vehicle and the behavior of other drivers on the road.

If we are talking about the movement of the car on the highway without the driver, – in fact, this vision, as most real in the not too distant future. BA, now in Tesla, Mercedes, or Volvo, we can rely on such assistance systems driving.

But if we are talking about 100%. our daily movement, including with a much more complicated and dangerous urban roads – well, there is still much to be done. But the progress in this matter – at least looking at the statistics Waymo – impressive.