Google has practiced a bundle full of technologies and tactics to implement. The company has a finer aim to provide the user with the ease of everything. Time after time, the giant is coming up with new gadgets and technologies marking the bench with heep of sags. Another practice of making the autonomous cars a world wide user choice, it has opted to test the technology with the track stand.
The car is tested with a bike on the track stand. Remember the time, when you need to push the brakes while riding. The track stand tests the autonomous car with self-driving mode along with the color detection feature till the range of 100 meters. Riding a bike on a track stand doesn't let you to put your feet on the floor but the car following it pushes the brakes each time the bike rotates or urges for a steep cut or turn.
The Austin-based cyclist reports on the same issue with a clear edge and said, “an encounter where one of the autonomous cars was comically unsure of what to do when it spotted him doing a track stand at an intersection. Every time his bike moved even slightly, the car would lurch forward and promptly hit the brakes. Nothing happened beyond some good laughs, but it was clear that Google's self-driving code didn't know how to handle a not-quite-stationary bike”.
The upper advantage an autonomous car shows is, detecting the hazardous event about to occur. The intelligent vehicle technology features the safer option and more security panel that can detect the upcoming road hazards and can pause the activity to move on. Google was unaware of the track stand activity, telling the Washington post that this is the real world input, one is looking for, supporting the intelligent vehicle tech. The technology can withstand the complex situations, as noted by the cyclist. The safer robotic ride is much more efficient than the human-operated models.
Source: engadget.com