Name: How a driverless car sees the road
Uploaded: 2015-06-26T15:14:00Z
Duration: 15 min 19 s
Description: Statistically, the least reliable part of the car is ... the driver. In 2015, Chris Urmson was head of Google's driverless car program, one of several efforts to remove humans from the driver's seat. He shares fascinating footage that shows how the car sees the road and makes autonomous decisions about what to do next.

Chris Urmson: How a driverless car sees the road

How a driverless car sees the road

Statistically, the least reliable part of the car is ... the driver. In 2015, Chris Urmson was head of Google's driverless car program, one of several efforts to remove humans from the driver's seat. He shares fascinating footage that shows how the car sees the road and makes autonomous decisions about what to do next.

Human error remains the most dangerous element on the road, causing 1.2 million deaths globally each year. Simply adding smarter driver assistance systems cannot bridge the immense gap between human drivers and truly autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars process vast amounts of data and make rapid decisions, allowing them to handle unpredictable situations that human drivers often cannot. With millions of hours wasted in traffic and many people left unable to drive, fully autonomous vehicles promise a safer, more accessible future.