Likely an April fools, but actually seems like a good idea. The car could be lighter, wouldn't make as many mistakes, and could help get people comfortable with the idea of autonomous vehicles.
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#12So now there are 3 April Fool's jokes? This, Chrome multitasking and 8-bit game cartridge Google Maps?
And Google Lets You Change The Weather Too
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#13The video ( http://www.nascar.com/video/none/none/120331/cup-mar-google/ ) the site links to on NASCAR.com is pretty well done. I mention it because I almost missed it.
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#14I'd actually love to see an iea like this come to fruition. It will probably be something more like an autonomous robot fight. But, it brings something tangible and a different dimension to competitions among coders
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#15So now there are 3 April Fool's jokes? This, Chrome multitasking and 8-bit game cartridge Google Maps?
the different google teams have always done their own jokes. it's still two hours to go before it's even the 1st in california, i'm sure there'll be more.
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#16I realize this is probably an April Fools' prank, but I'm guessing that a race around a fixed track would actually be a great way to test autonomous cars: you don't need to worry about pedestrians, bicyclists, stoplights, pets, traffic laws, etc; all you have to do is focus on driving and turning at high speeds, and on the other cars on the track.
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#17Wow, this really looks like it might be another "gmail" in that it's such a ridiculously awesome thing that releasing it on April 1st will keep everyone guessing if its actually real.
That was my thought exactly. Google's April Fools don't often have any link to reality (I still remember the moonplex, that was cool), so in this case because the self-driving car is already successful, it sounds stupid to have such a tiny step as a joke. Of course, the video someone else put in the comments does have some "foolsworthy" comments by drivers especially... We'll know for sure tomorrow!
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#18So now there are 3 April Fool's jokes? This, Chrome multitasking and 8-bit game cartridge Google Maps?
There are at least 8 so far: Google Maps in 8-bit, Google Really Advanced Search, Chrome Multitask Mode, Google Racing, Gmail Tap, Google Weather Control, The YouTube Collection, and Google AdWords Click-to-Teleport Extensions.
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#19So now there are 3 April Fool's jokes? This, Chrome multitasking and 8-bit game cartridge Google Maps?
And the downloadable YouTube Collection: http://www.youtube.com/theyoutubecollection
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#20I'm not sure this is another April Fool's Joke. I didn't find anywhere where it said "April Fools" but maybe I'm wrong.
Entering one of their vehicles in real NASCAR seems rather impossible, but perhaps an exhibition race? Still a long shot, but maybe... here's hoping.
I wonder if any existing rule prevents them from entering? I doubt anyone previously saw the need to say "all cars must have drivers".