Google's Gargantuan Push for Cars with No Steering Wheel by 2020

Washington DC March 23, 2015; The AIADA newsletter reported that after six years of work and some concerns from the public, Google is pushing even harder for its driverless cars to become reality, and now insists they will be on the road within five years, reports Forbes.

Chris Urmson, director of Google's self-driving car project, has stated the technology will be not only widespread but also relatively standard by 2020. Unlike the semi-autonomous cars being developed by automakers, Google's vehicles will have no steering wheel whatsoever, being controlled exclusively by computer.

Such a push could meet considerable resistance from regulators and drivers, who will want to be assured of the technology's safety and ability to react to road conditions. Nevertheless, driverless cars are believed to be the future of travel, and many people can see how they will potentially reduce accidents dramatically while making the commuting experience much more pleasant.

Urmson, speaking at the TED 2015 Conference in Vancouver, told delegates that it looked like his eldest son would be taking his driving test in four and a half years and Google's car team, he said, was "committed to making sure that doesn't happen" because no test will be required in the dream that is driverless Google cars

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