Self-Driving Car

Okay folks, this is just cool. Google has been working on a self-driving car. You can watch it in action in the video above. Or read an article about it here. The very first person outside of Google to get to drive the car was a man who is 95% blind. Just amazing. The TED talk about the car can be found here and I find it inspiring that this was initiated by a man who lost his best friend in an auto accident. The implications for people who are blind, aging, otherwise incapable of driving right now are staggering. But what about the rest of the population? I think they could benefit too. How many traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are temporarily incapacitated. Texting while driving, drunk driving, and fatigued driving make up a good portion of automobile fatalities. The widespread availability of such a vehicle is a ways off, but I definitely think it is worth pursuing!