Google Inc., for several years activity test prototypes of cars with autopilot, publicly spoken in favor of non-manual mode .
Early Google patents provide for the creation of a double "capsule" to automatically move two passengers, and for controle has been provided only the "Start / Stop" button and an emergency stop, covered with a protective glass. The authorities of California, where the bulk of Google tested prototypes, forced the corporation to equip these vehicles steering wheel and pedals, so testers could at any moment to take it over.
Now, the parent holding company Alphabet decided to send an initiative to automate the process of driving in a different direction. Google will work with automakers, sharing their experience in the creation of "autopilot", but instead wants to participate in profits from the exploitation of "semi-taxis". By the end of 2017 in Alphabet structure may receive a separate company, the head of automotive initiatives. It intends to set up with the support of automakers park vehicles with autopilot, providing services for the transportation of passengers. Familiar controls in these taxis will be saved.
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