self driving prius Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:04:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Google's Self-Driving Cars Could Save Lives And Fuel At The Same Time https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-self-driving-cars-20101012/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-self-driving-cars-20101012/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:04:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11118 In secret and in plain view, Google's seven test cars have driven more than 140,000 miles with little intervention from humans, out of which 1,000 were totally autonomous. The program could save lives and fuel, because computers are not heavy-footed and do not accelerate more than necessary and don't brake right after that, like many humans do.

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