About this episode
The episode explores the development of driverless cars at Google and evaluates their safety compared to human drivers.
The story of how a secret project at Google led to driverless cars on American roads. And, an answer to the question: are the robots actually safer drivers than we are? Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car , Alex Davies Support Search Engine! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: PJ Vogt
Topics covered
- driverless cars
- autonomous vehicles
- technology
- safety
- innovation
Keywords
- driverless cars
- autonomous vehicles
- safety
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google
Books & works: Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car
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