Testing Self-Driving Cars in the Real World
Clip: Season 46 Episode 19 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Driverless cars are being tested in private and public spaces.
To test self-driving cars without putting lives at risk, most companies do a lot of their training in environments they can fully control. But ultimately, the only way to know how a car will perform on public roads is to test it in the real world.
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Testing Self-Driving Cars in the Real World
Clip: Season 46 Episode 19 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
To test self-driving cars without putting lives at risk, most companies do a lot of their training in environments they can fully control. But ultimately, the only way to know how a car will perform on public roads is to test it in the real world.
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