Google Self-Driving Car Project
Shared publicly -A few years ago, our team asked the question: what could a fully self-driving car — one that doesn’t require a human behind the wheel — look like? Out of these conversations came our prototype vehicle, built from the ground up with no steering wheel or pedals, designed to take you from A to B at the push of a button. Today, we’re proud to say that our prototype vehicle has won the Red Dot: Luminary award, recognizing a new kind of vehicle where the sensors and software do all the driving.
We’re honored to have been considered alongside 4,698 design projects from 60 countries, and to be recognized for “integrating technology, design and innovation in the service of human beings to improving their daily lives.” We hope to improve people’s lives is by making our roads safer, and our prototype vehicle is a reflection of that.
The geometry of our prototype vehicle is specially designed for safety. We built it so that our sensors can see 360 degrees and up to two football fields ahead, often detecting pedestrians, cyclists and cars well before a human driver. The front exterior is made of a soft foam and the windshield from a flexible polycarbonate so that our cars can absorb the energy of an impact, keeping pedestrians safer. When we drive, our vehicle emits an audible hum so that people know we’re there — an especially helpful feature for those with visual impairments.
We’re excited and honored that Red Dot has recognized the design considerations that went into building a safe, fully self-driving car.
We’re honored to have been considered alongside 4,698 design projects from 60 countries, and to be recognized for “integrating technology, design and innovation in the service of human beings to improving their daily lives.” We hope to improve people’s lives is by making our roads safer, and our prototype vehicle is a reflection of that.
The geometry of our prototype vehicle is specially designed for safety. We built it so that our sensors can see 360 degrees and up to two football fields ahead, often detecting pedestrians, cyclists and cars well before a human driver. The front exterior is made of a soft foam and the windshield from a flexible polycarbonate so that our cars can absorb the energy of an impact, keeping pedestrians safer. When we drive, our vehicle emits an audible hum so that people know we’re there — an especially helpful feature for those with visual impairments.
We’re excited and honored that Red Dot has recognized the design considerations that went into building a safe, fully self-driving car.
The Red Dot Award for Design Concept is a main pillar of the Red Dot Design Award. Initiated in 2005, this design competition complements the Red Dot Award for Product Design by providing a platform for design concept, innovation, invention, industrial design, product design, design idea at the prototype and conceptual stage. In recent years, this annual design contest also accept designs that are not already sold but are ready to be launched in ...
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Awesome, congratulations! Looking forward to seeing what else you'll cook up in the future.
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