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GM Says Driverless Cars Will Be Ready By 2018

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:18 pm
by Istik
Cars that drive themselves — even parking at their destination — could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say. 'This is not science fiction,' Larry Burns, GM's vice president for research and development, said in a recent interview. GM plans to use an inexpensive computer chip and an antenna to link vehicles equipped with driverless technologies. The first use likely would be on highways; people would have the option to choose a driverless mode while they still would control the vehicle on local streets, Burns said. He said the company plans to test driverless car technology by 2015 and have cars on the road around 2018."


http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/08/210246

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:33 pm
by Toucan
reminds me of when i went to epcot and sat in a giant scaletrix set going at silly speeds

also reminds me of the johnny cab from total recall
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(geek fact of the day - the johnny cab face was modeled on robert picardo aka the doctor from star trek voyager, who also supplied the voice)