WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
AND THE STORY ON THE DEAD AND
ALL THAT.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THANKS.
6:44 NOW.
GOOGLE'S LATEST VERSION OF A
SELF-DRIVING CAR IS HITTING THE
STREETS OF MOUNTAIN VIEW.
ONLY ON "5" KIET DO SHOWS US
THE PROTOTYPE IN ACTION.
Reporter: I HAVE SEEN THE
FUTURE OF SELF-DRIVING CARS AND
IT IS ADORABLE.
GOOGLE'S NEXT GENERATION OF
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BEGAN
TESTING LAST WEEK IN MOUNTAIN
VIEW.
THE POD CAR IS SLEEK WITH A
BLACK SENSOR ON TOP.
COMPARE THAT TO THE OLD FLEET
OF LEXUS SUVs WITH SENSORS
EVERYWHERE.
THE NEW POD CAR HAS NO TRUNK
AND STEERING WHEEL GAS AND
BRAKE PEDALS ALL REMOVABLE.
POD CAR IS VERY CAUTIOUS.
TOP SPEED IS LIMITED TO 25
MILES AN HOUR.
WE SAW THEM COME TO FULL STOPS
RIGHT ON THE LINE.
FOR SOME REASON, THIS ONE WAS
DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
LANE AS IT CRUISED THROUGH A
NEIGHBORHOOD.
GOOGLE ALSO RELEASED MORE ABOUT
WHAT THE CAR SEES WITH ITS
SPINNING RADAR.
IT TRACKS AND CALCULATES THE
PATH OF EVERY MOVING OBJECT
MAKING EVASIVE MANEUVERS WHEN
NECESSARY.
IT CAN EVEN RECOGNIZE A HAND
SIGNAL OF A POLICE OFFICER.
OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, GOOGLE
HAS AMASSED A VAST DATABASE OF
SHAPES OF PEDESTRIANS TO HELP
THE COMPUTER MAKE SENSE OF THE
WORLD AROUND IT.
FOR YEARS, GOOGLE STAYED TIGHT-
LIPPED ABOUT CRASHES.
THIS PHOTO FROM 2011 WAS ONE OF
THE FEW FENDER-BENDERS EVER
CAPTURED ON CAMERA.
BUT THANKS TO A NEW STATE LAW,
COMPANIES MUST NOW USE THIS
FORM TO REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS TO
THE DMV.
GOOGLE TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER
AND NOW PUBLISHES MONTHLY CRASH
REPORTS ONLINE.
IN SIX YEARS AND MORE THAN A
MILLION MILES IN AUTONOMOUS
MODE GOOGLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN 15 ACCIDENTS NONE OF THEM
THE FAULT OF THE COMPUTER.
IN EACH INSTANCE THE PASSENGER
WAS THERE TO EXCHANGE
INFORMATION.
WHOEVER IS IN COMMAND AND
CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THAT'S
THE DRIVER.
SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEY
ARE STILL TECHNICALLY A DRIVER
IN THE VEHICLES SO THAT'S WHO
WE WOULD LIST IN A COLLISION.
Reporter: BUT WHAT IF IT
CRASHES AND THERE'S NO HUMAN
INSIDE AT ALL?
BMW SHOWS IT'S A CAR THAT CAN
PARK ITSELF AND COMES TO YOU
WHEN YOU CALL IT.
WHO IS TO BLAME IN A WRECK IN
THE EMPTY CAR, THE OPERATOR,
THE MANUFACTURER?
THERE'S NO GOOD ANSWER RIGHT
NOW?
NO ONE REALLY HAS A PRECISE
ANSWER.
THIS IS -- AS WE GO ALONG,
WE'RE STARTING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.
Reporter: THE DMV TELLS US,
THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.
IT'S OBVIOUS THE TECHNOLOGY IS
WAY AHEAD OF THE LAW.
HERE'S HOW CHRIS HEAD OF
GOOGLE'S SELF-DRIVING CAR
PROGRAM ENDED HIS TED TALK
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
HOW SOON CAN WE BRING IT
OUT?
IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE OF A
COMPLICATED PROBLEM.
BUT THESE ARE MY TWO BOYS.
MY OLDEST SON IS 11.
THAT MEANS IN 4.5 YEAR, HE IS
GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HIS
DRIVER'S LICENSE.
MY TEAM AND I ARE COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Reporter: WE ARE BACK OUT
HERE LIVE AT GOOGLE X THE
COMPANY'S SECRET RESEARCH
DIVISION AT THE MAYFIELD MALL.
THEY HAVE TWO POD CARS ON THE
ROAD NOW BEFORE HE 25
REGISTERED.
SO LOOK FOR MORE OVER THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS.
KIET, ADORABLE IS THE
PERFECT ADJECTIVE FOR THAT ONE
BUT WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY ABOUT
LETTING A CAR DRIVE ITSELF ON A
PUBLIC ROAD?
YES.
SO, RIGHT NOW IT IS ILLEGAL FOR
ANY COMPANY TO LET THESE CARS
ON A PUBLIC ROAD ALL BY
THEMSELVES.
THE DMV SAYS THEY ARE STILL
TRYING TO WORK OUT THE
REGULATIONS.
THEY DON'T HAVE A TIME FRAME ON
