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Another issue may be whether or not consumers want to be seen in one of Google's self-driving cars. The vehicles' outlandish appearance doesn't bother me beca
by hawkharris 13y ago
Another issue may be whether or not consumers want to be seen in one of Google's self-driving cars.
The vehicles' outlandish appearance doesn't bother me because I'm a long-time advocate of self-driving cars, but it may be an issue for other consumers.
Other car manufacturers such as Cadillac are working toward fully autonomous vehicles that look like stylish, regular cars. The computers and sensors are hidden in a spare tire compartment.
I wonder if Google is underestimating consumers' preference for traditionally good-looking vehicles. I think about how the company was criticized for underestimating the aesthetic roadblocks involved in the Google Glass rollout.
- andyakb 13y agoI cannot imagine that google wants to rollout the current iteration of their self driver car at scale to consumers. They want they technology sorted out and for that phase of it, they do not care what the car looks like and you cannot assume that's how their self driving cars will always look.
- hawkharris 13y agoGoogle's technology depends on a series of lasers attached a large, spinning rotor on the car's hood. Cadillac and GM's technology does not: http://www.pcworld.com/article/254192/cadillac_self_driving_cars_out_by_2015_.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/254192/cadillac_self_driving_...