The project will see all 15 stations redeveloped and new driverless trains brought in.
They say that while Google uses readily available components, its driverless software is unparalleled.
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But who wants to share the road with an army of 40-tonne driverless lorries?
That an ad company (which is what Google really is) designs driverless cars for example.
Driverless cars (where I have voiced skepticism) and Glass are great forward thinking projects.
Major car makers view driverless technologies as enablers to enhance the current driving paradigm.
Clearly, the market demand for ever more safety could easily support a robust, proven driverless capability.
Tube workers are to be balloted for strikes in protest at plans to test driverless trains.
Driverless cars will have a revolutionary impact on traffic one day and the job market.
The driverless car could reduce the need for cars by enabling efficient sharing of vehicles.
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Sebastian Thrun, a pioneer in the field, reckons driverless cars could save 1m lives a year.
Google is driving a transformation in automobiles and transportation with its driverless car technology.
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In addition, the calculation that disruption will not happen until driverless cars are prevalent could be faulty.
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Which led me to thinking about these mooted driverless cars, like the Google Driverless Car project.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said during his election campaign driverless trains would be operational within a decade.
In fact, the driverless car has broad implications for society, for the economy and for individual businesses.
Driverless cars are very likely to be safer than ordinary vehicles, as autopilots have made planes safer.
Exactly, as soon as the driverless technology is cheaper than the driver then those jobs will disappear.
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Mining company Rio Tinto has turned to driverless trucks to operate mines in Western Australia.
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It would be cheaper to modernise the Schwebebahn with driverless cars, but Wuppertalers will not hear of it.
And I thought it had something to do with being driven in a driverless car to the singularity!
The bottom line: Driverless cars provide an opportunity to either make or lose an awful lot of money.
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At the same time, the driverless car will create enormously lucrative business opportunities to serve new customer needs.
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Should a driverless car swerve to avoid pedestrians if that means hitting other vehicles or endangering its occupants?
Driverless trains enhance the sense that the whole thing is less a piece of architecture than one big machine.
He plans to manage the insurance relationship for driverless technology adopters by helping them sort out the right policies.
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Supporters say driverless cars will be safer than vehicles driven by error-prone humans.
Such a system has the potential to help the burgeoning driverless car industry.
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If the driverless car technology works, Google could provide the driverless software to manufacturers, rather than making cars itself.
Driverless cars might be huge, even though I made fun of the idea when I first heard of it.
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