Bedford Driving Lessons

Internet giant Google has tested a self-driving car on the streets near its Californian headquarters – including taking a spin across San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge. The cars use video cameras, radar sensors and a laser range finder to “see” other traffic on the road, and also rely on detailed maps collected earlier with manually driven cars. On the test drives, a trained safety driver sat in the cars ready to take control if anything went wrong. In an official Google blog, Engineer Sebastian Thrun wrote: “Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using technology. “And one of the big problems we’re working on today is car safety and efficiency. Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people’s time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use.” More