Holy smokes. This is probably the most amazing video you will watch all day. And if you do watch something more amazing, please share with us. It is titled A First Drive and contains the prototype vehicle. The first thing people notice when they get in the little bug, that looks not too dissimilar to the Smart Car. And then the big one, no steering wheel, and no brakes. The brakes could be a bit of a problem, don't you think? Or not. The having more time with one another is important, but whether or not that time is well spent or not, that is important too. What is the point of everyone fiddling on their smart device when sitting with their backs to one another? These are still for urban and suburban spots, no speed here.
What I found really funny from this NY Times article on the vehicle: Google's Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel, was that the vehicle is required to have rear view mirrors (law in California). So nobody driving, but a set of rear view mirrors. Ha-ha!! Sometimes the law is silly, right? But at the core of invention is a great cost saving for consumers in the future. And that is why we like Google as a business so much, whilst they continue to make almost all of their money from advertising, there are many more irons in the fire. This is just one of them in which they might not necessarily be a wholesale manufacturer of motor vehicles, but they could then sell their technology onwards. I am also reminded that quality companies attract above average quality employees!