Corporation Google this week has proved that it is ready to become an independent player in the urban vehicles with autopilot. Unlike earlier prototypes were based on the standard Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 450h, self-propelled vehicle proprietary lost usual controls, allowing a person to intervene in the process. In fact, its role is limited only to the determination of the route and the possibility of start or stop moving.
Major automakers and their partners have been conducting independent development of automatic driving: derived technologies are being implemented in stages. According to representatives of General Motors, one of the three largest car manufacturers in the world, Google's attempts to go its own way deserve respect, and eventually the Internet giant could become a serious competitor for the veteran of the automotive market. However, this does not mean that automatically controlled cars will rush to the streets in large numbers in a few months - the process is very lengthy. According to some experts, by 2050 all new cars will be controlled by a computer. Somewhere in the 2025 margin for the presence of autopilot reduced to 7-10 thousand dollars, it will be an additional catalyst for the spread of such vehicles.
Even the design of the car makes Google representatives GM positive emotions - it is compared with the classic Volkswagen Beetle. General Motors itself is also developing a system of automatic control of the car, but is not going to get involved in a race with Google.