Driverless Cars

Why was Sebastian Thun motivated to research the idea of an intelligent car?

• his friend died in an accident.

• he can't drive

• he doesn't know how to park his car

Was Thun the only person to research the idea of the driverless car?

• Yes, he came up with the idea by himself.

• No- he participated in a design contest with other designers. 

What is the perfect driving mechanism he describes?

• The unbelievable speed of the car

• Sensors which can see everything on the road

How far was the car driven before anyone noticed there was no driver?

• over 140 miles

• over 14 miles

• over 400 miles

Thun describes that he wants to “do away with traffic jams”. What does that mean?

What other car problems does he want to solve with driverless cars?

• A. to stop wasting time and money in traffic

• B. to reduce accidents

• Both (A + B)