Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan

Paul O'Flaherty

Legally blind, with over 95% of his vision impaired, Steve Mahan gets a special test drive in one of Google’s self-driving cars.

This is why I love technology. Not for you “think different” because everyone has an iPhone devices, but for advances such as this that can really make the lives of people better.

Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share one of our favorite moments. Here’s Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment, but we think it’s also a promising look at what autonomous technology may one day deliver if rigorous technology and safety standards can be met.

 

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