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Google’s Self Driving Cars Hit The Streets In California

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Back in may we heard that Google would be testing out their self driving cars in California, as soon as Google had received the necessary approval to drive the vehicles on the street in California. Yesterday, California's governor Jerry Brown singed a bill which makes driving the self driving vehicles on California's roads legal, and Google will now start testing the … [Read more...] about Google’s Self Driving Cars Hit The Streets In California

Google’s Self Driving Cars Have Driven Over 300,000 Miles

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Google has been testing out its self driving cars on public roads in some US states, and now Google has announced that these driver less vehicles have now driven more than 300,000 miles. According to Google the cars have been tested in a wide range of traffic conditions, and there has not been a single accident under the control of computers. … [Read more...] about Google’s Self Driving Cars Have Driven Over 300,000 Miles


Self Driving Cars Headed To California Roads

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We recently heard that Google were going to start testing self driving cars in Nevada after autonomous vehicles had been approved for use in the state, and now it looks like self driving cars are headed to California. A bill which will allow self driving cars on the roads in California has passed the California Stat Senate, and the bill will now got to the Assembly for … [Read more...] about Self Driving Cars Headed To California Roads

Porsche 918 Hybrid Spyder Poses For The Camera

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A while back we heard that Porsche were test driving their new 918 Hybrid Spyder, and now Porsche has released some new photos of this hybrid supercar along with some more details. The Porsche 918 Hybrid Spyder is due to go into production at the end of 2013, and the photos below are of a prototype of the 918 Spyder which take their inspiration from Porsche's 917 racing … [Read more...] about Porsche 918 Hybrid Spyder Poses For The Camera

Google To Test Drive Self Driving Cars On Nevada Roads

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Back in February, Nevada approved the testing of 'Self Driving' vehicles on its roads, and now it looks like Google will be one of the first companies to test out a self driving car in Nevada. Google has been given a license by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, to test its autonomous vehicles on the roads in Nevada, in order to obtain the license, Google had to put up … [Read more...] about Google To Test Drive Self Driving Cars On Nevada Roads


Porsche 918 Hybrid Supercar Prototype Goes For A Test Drive

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Some of our readers will remember the Porsche 918 hybrid supercar that we featured on the site back in 2010, Porsche announced their plans to put it into production and now the guys over at Wired Autopia managed to take a prototype for a test drive. The Porsche 918 is is a hybrid supercar that features a mid engined v8 petrol engine and two electric engines which have a … [Read more...] about Porsche 918 Hybrid Supercar Prototype Goes For A Test Drive

Mercedes Creates Invisible Car Using LEDs (Video)

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Mercedes Benz has created an invisible car for one of its adverts, using some LEDs and a camera, the invisible car was created to promote Mercedes new F-CELL Hydrogen technology. On one side of the car there is a camera which captures images and then sends them to the LEDs on the other side of the car, showing what you would see if the car wasn't there have a look at the … [Read more...] about Mercedes Creates Invisible Car Using LEDs (Video)