Waymo, as Google’s self-driving car project was recently rebranded, did far more testing than the other 10 companies combined—and had much greater success. Los Angeles: Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public Wednesday by California transportation regulators. Waymo, as Google’s self-driving car project was recently rebranded, did far more testing than the other 10 companies combined—and had much greater success. The Google project’s disengagement rate was the equivalent of two incidents every 16,093 kms, a notable decrease over the prior year, when there were eight disengagements per 16,093 kms. Though imperfect, the data represent the best peek the public gets into the secretive and fiercely competitive world of self-driving cars and how the prototypes are performing.

Source: Mint February 02, 2017 14:37 UTC