Google’s New-Age Tech Set To Shock Auto Market

Picture the scene…

You’re about to go out for a night on the town with some friends. And once the drinks start flowing, you know things might get a little dicey on the drive home.

So rather than drive yourself, you summon an Uber or (heaven forbid) a regular taxi to take you there.

What happens next may well be one of the most bizarre and unnerving things you’ll see… and is set to put thousands of people in New York City and elsewhere out of work…

Your Very Own Knight Rider

When you step outside, your car rolls up as usual… but with one major, glaring difference.

There’s no driver behind the wheel!

Welcome to “space age” taxis.

Of the many fast-growing technology trends at the moment, it’s no secret that the driverless car trend is one of the biggest. Just this week, for example, Britain announced that it’s trialing driverless cars on real roads in four towns around the country. And the U.K. government is pouring £19 million ($29 million) into driverless car technology.

In the United States, virtually all the major automakers are working on some form of autonomous car. Last month, for example, Audi’s next-generation A7 traveled from San Francisco to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas… without a driver!

Volvo (VOLVY), BMW, Toyota (TM), and Mercedes are all innovating here, too, in hopes of making the next big advance in auto efficiency and safety.

But one of the first movers into this area isn’t actually a car company at all.

It’s Google (GOOGL).

Like all great innovators, Google doesn’t sit idle for long. And it’s no secret that the tech giant has worked on driverless car technology for several years now.

Indeed, its self-driving cars have traveled several hundred thousand miles without an accident, and it hopes to have completely autonomous vehicles ready for use in five to 10 years.

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Author: Travis Esquivel

Travis Esquivel is an engineer, passionate soccer player and full-time dad. He enjoys writing about innovation and technology from time to time.

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