Google has added another family member to its self-governing vehicle plan , and an eagle - eyed reviewer in Southern California caught the adult G ’s Lexus RX450h out and about during testing .
From what we can meet from the ikon , Google has down the design of its top - mounted array of sensors , culling thing down into a more compact bundle that ’s both smaller and more aerodynamic than those launch on its fleet of Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles .
Google lead off testing its sovereign vehicle program over two years ago under the supervision of Dr. Sebastian Thrun , the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a Google engineer who co - devise the Street View mapping Robert William Service .
ab initio , Google ran the program in stealth style , using six Prius crossbreed and one modified Audi TT , after pull out the covers off its skunkworks project in late 2010 .
A Google representative tells Wired , “ In the course of our work , we experiment with testing our algorithms on various vehicle to serve us meliorate our technology , ” and corroborate that the Lexus crossover voter is part of Google ’s expand fleet .
The spotting of this latest prototype comes just daylight afterCalifornia Senate Bill 1298 – which directs the California Highway Patrolto fructify prophylactic measure and performance requirements for self-reliant vehicle testing and operation – passed the Senate Transportation Committee with an 8 to 0 vote before being sent to the Senate Rules citizens committee .
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