Showing posts with label Google Maps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google Maps. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Police stop Google self-driving car for going too slowly



Google wants the freedom to give the public access to self-driving cars it has been testing on public roads since the summer. Google car that drives itself around city streets had a brush with the law for driving too slowly.
A police officer in the Silicon Valley pulled over the prototype car on Thursday because it was going in a Speed of 38.4km/h in a 56km/h.
The officer spoke with the person in the driver’s seat but issued no citation, according to the Mountain View Police Department. Though the car was driving itself, state law requires a person to be able to intervene when the technology is tested on public roads.
The officer wanted to “learn more about how the car was choosing speeds along certain roadways and to educate the operators about impeding traffic,” according to a department blog post.
The car is bubble-shaped and has two seats. The Highest speed of the prototype car is 40km/h.
“Driving too slowly? Bet humans don’t get pulled over for that too often,” Google’s self-driving car project wrote in a blog post. It said the cars — outfitted with high-tech sensors and computing power — have never received a ticket.
According to Reports Google testing its others self-driving cars on roads and highways in US California.  And unfortunately these cars faced more than 15 minor collisions from the past 5 years.
Representatives of Google’s self-driving car project have said that in recent months they’ve been trying to program the vehicles to drive less like robots and more like people — in part to reduce the number of times they are hit by other drivers expecting certain driving behavior.
Police say they regularly meet with the tech giant to make sure the vehicles are operating safely.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Google Offers Users Chance to Win 1TB Free Space on Google Drive.


Google Offers Users Chance to Win 1TB Free Space on Google Drive.
This is an amazing News for all of those who want to have free storage space of 1TB on Google Drive. Google now giving great opportunity to its users to win 1Tb Storage on Google Drive.

 “Online search giant Google is updating its Local Guides programme for Google Maps by which you can get 1TB storage for 2 years for free.”
Through Google’s local guides we can earn points by upload photos, giving reviews, adding and Check-in new places, by answer a question, or adding details in a already listing Google Maps. By doing this you can earn and Unlock Points. Google also will be giving rewards to users for early access to new products, events, contests and bonus Drive storage.



According to Google “Those who write reviews, upload photos, fixing outdated information, add new places, and answer related questions for places in Google Maps will be offered rewards. Based on these variables, users participating can earn up to 5 points per place as each contribution type is worth one point.”
Have a look as to how Google will be offering the rewards:
Level 1 (0 – 4 points): Will be offered to enter the exclusive contests (think new Google devices) in select countries.
Level 2 (5 – 49 points): Local Guides clearing this level will be getting early access to new products and features of Google.
Level 3 (50 – 199 points): The local guide will be shown in the Google Maps app with the official Local Guides badge.
Level 4 (200 – 499 points): Receives a free 1TB upgrade of your Drive storage.
Level 5 (500+ points): On clearing the last level, the Local Guides will be allowed to apply to attend Google’s inaugural summit in 2016. They will even get a chance to meet other top Guides from around the world, explore Google campus as well as get the latest info about Google Maps.