Waymo Unveils Its 5th Generation Autonomous Driving Technology | CleanTechnica
In a recent blog post, Waymo says it has cut the cost of the sensors for its suite of autonomous driving hardware by half and doubled how far it can see ahead, behind, and to the sides of a vehicle. Before it was Waymo, the company was an offshoot of Google. With engineer Lawrence Burns as its leader, the team began by building a car to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2004. From there, it created the cute little 2-seat Google car. The entire story is a fascinating one well told by Burns in his recent book, Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car… and How It Will Reshape Our World.