Google is going to test its self driving car in Bhopal.The car will start from MP Nagar, and will reach at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research(IISER) Bhopal, Main campus in Bhauri Village riding via Chetak Bridge, Raisen road, JK road , Airport and Indore by pass road. Scientist and technical experts from Google have set up a temporary lab in IISER and are ready to demonstrate their new invention in India.
Place: IISER Bhopal
Message from car: 3,2,1... go..!
Scientist 1: Car is slowly accelerating and is in right direction.
Scientist 2: vow..! Its going to achieve a speed of 50 km/hrs.
Scientist 1: Nice and smooth. No doubt we will succeed again.
Scientist 2: Wait. The car is slowing down!
Scientist 1: Oh! the LIDAR system recognize a traffic signal light 2 kilometer ahead.
Scientist 2: There is a shortcut. Can we send a signal to change the route?
Scientist 1: Why not ? Send signal “Turn right”
Message from car: No road exists!
Scientist 2: What? But there is a road in this map!
Scientist 1: I think that road has been washed away last night in heavy rain!
Scientist 2: Then give signal “Keep the route”
Scientist 1: Car is approaching the signal and stopped.
Scientist 2: 60 seconds remaining.
Scientist 1: 59,58,57,56....
Scientist 2: 10,9,8,7,6
Scientist 1: Oh my god ! All other vehicles are accelerating. But the car will start only at 0 seconds on the signal board.
Scientist 2: No....! why did you do that? In Indian traffic system 5 is equal to zero.
Scientist 1: Then give signal “Start”
Scientist 2: Started. luckily its out of danger now...
Scientist 1: Car is now on Raisen road moving towards JK road Junction.
Message from car: Detecting unknown surface.
Scientist 2: unknown surface? Is the car running out of the road?
Scientist 1: No. Car is still on the road. But I don't understand what is happening. Lets take the images and have a Google search
Scientist 2: 98 percent match found with Lunar surface !
Scientist 1: How the hell it reached moon....?
Scientist 2: It's not reached the Moon. It's there only in the JK road. This road is almost similar to the Lunar surface with a number of potholes
Scientist 1: What should we do now?
Scientist 2: Yes.. I have an Idea. Lets overlap Google Earth map with Google Moon Map and update the roadmap on car's system
Scientist 1: good idea. Done!
Message from car: Accomplished.
Scientist 2: Now the car is running smoothly with constant speed.
Scientist 1: I think the road is good now. Its passing People's hospital.
Message from car: Undefined obstruction of approximately one kilometer length is identified.
Scientist 2: Now what? What kind of an obstruction has a kilometer length? Check the images.
Scientist 1: Its a herd of sheep, moving on the road blocking all the vehicles.
Scientist 2: Is there any alternative path?
Scientist 1: No.
Scientist 2: Damn! Now we got trapped. It will take time.
Scientist 1: Really? Then let's go and have some food.
After 1 hour:
Scientist 1: Car is still in queue!
Scientist 2: But there is a left turn soon.
Scientist 1: Good. Now we are out of it.
Scientist 2: The car is now on Indore bypass road and only 5 kilometers left to reach here.
Message from car: People in Police uniform waving their hands, giving stop signal.
Scientist 1: Give signal “Stop”
Scientist 2: It's stopped there. But why they are stopping the car? Any problem?
Scientist 1: No idea.
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Road. Car is parked in front of the Police Vehicle.
Cop 1: Sir, this car has no number plate or seat belts.
Cop 2: See even it does not have driver or steering!
Cop 1: Its written “GOOGLE” on it.
Cop 2: Seize the car! Clamp its tire. Let the Google come here.
Cop 1: OK sir.
Team of Google reaches there. What happened after that? Unfortunately the story ends here.
In this story, anything can happen like an ordinary ride on Indian roads. Eventhough the story is imagination, the Driverless car is not fictitious. Google has already tested their self-driving cars in few states of America. After the partial success of it, they are trying to fix all the drawbacks and planning to launch it by 2020.
Light Detection And Ranging a.k.a LIDAR based, steering-less self-driving cars will be a wonder of near future and technology after a quarter century. If science and technology go hand in hand and build such cars in perfection, the road accidents due to carelessness can be avoided. Good traffic systems can be implemented.
No doubt, it's going to happen. But sorry for us.. Unless we make good roads here, we Indians will have to wait for a long time.
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Place: IISER Bhopal
Message from car: 3,2,1... go..!
Scientist 1: Car is slowly accelerating and is in right direction.
Scientist 2: vow..! Its going to achieve a speed of 50 km/hrs.
Scientist 1: Nice and smooth. No doubt we will succeed again.
Scientist 2: Wait. The car is slowing down!
Scientist 1: Oh! the LIDAR system recognize a traffic signal light 2 kilometer ahead.
Scientist 2: There is a shortcut. Can we send a signal to change the route?
Scientist 1: Why not ? Send signal “Turn right”
Message from car: No road exists!
Scientist 2: What? But there is a road in this map!
Scientist 1: I think that road has been washed away last night in heavy rain!Scientist 2: Then give signal “Keep the route”
Scientist 1: Car is approaching the signal and stopped.
Scientist 2: 60 seconds remaining.
Scientist 1: 59,58,57,56....
Scientist 2: 10,9,8,7,6
Scientist 1: Oh my god ! All other vehicles are accelerating. But the car will start only at 0 seconds on the signal board.
Scientist 2: No....! why did you do that? In Indian traffic system 5 is equal to zero.
Scientist 1: Then give signal “Start”
Scientist 2: Started. luckily its out of danger now...
Scientist 1: Car is now on Raisen road moving towards JK road Junction.
Message from car: Detecting unknown surface.
Scientist 2: unknown surface? Is the car running out of the road?
Scientist 1: No. Car is still on the road. But I don't understand what is happening. Lets take the images and have a Google search
Scientist 1: How the hell it reached moon....?
Scientist 2: It's not reached the Moon. It's there only in the JK road. This road is almost similar to the Lunar surface with a number of potholes
Scientist 1: What should we do now?
Scientist 2: Yes.. I have an Idea. Lets overlap Google Earth map with Google Moon Map and update the roadmap on car's system
Scientist 1: good idea. Done!
Message from car: Accomplished.
Scientist 2: Now the car is running smoothly with constant speed.
Scientist 1: I think the road is good now. Its passing People's hospital.
Message from car: Undefined obstruction of approximately one kilometer length is identified.
Scientist 2: Now what? What kind of an obstruction has a kilometer length? Check the images.Scientist 1: Its a herd of sheep, moving on the road blocking all the vehicles.
Scientist 2: Is there any alternative path?
Scientist 1: No.
Scientist 2: Damn! Now we got trapped. It will take time.
Scientist 1: Really? Then let's go and have some food.
After 1 hour:
Scientist 1: Car is still in queue!
Scientist 2: But there is a left turn soon.
Scientist 1: Good. Now we are out of it.
Scientist 2: The car is now on Indore bypass road and only 5 kilometers left to reach here.
Message from car: People in Police uniform waving their hands, giving stop signal.
Scientist 1: Give signal “Stop”
Scientist 2: It's stopped there. But why they are stopping the car? Any problem?
Scientist 1: No idea.
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Road. Car is parked in front of the Police Vehicle.Cop 1: Sir, this car has no number plate or seat belts.
Cop 2: See even it does not have driver or steering!
Cop 1: Its written “GOOGLE” on it.
Cop 2: Seize the car! Clamp its tire. Let the Google come here.
Cop 1: OK sir.
Team of Google reaches there. What happened after that? Unfortunately the story ends here.
In this story, anything can happen like an ordinary ride on Indian roads. Eventhough the story is imagination, the Driverless car is not fictitious. Google has already tested their self-driving cars in few states of America. After the partial success of it, they are trying to fix all the drawbacks and planning to launch it by 2020.
Light Detection And Ranging a.k.a LIDAR based, steering-less self-driving cars will be a wonder of near future and technology after a quarter century. If science and technology go hand in hand and build such cars in perfection, the road accidents due to carelessness can be avoided. Good traffic systems can be implemented.
No doubt, it's going to happen. But sorry for us.. Unless we make good roads here, we Indians will have to wait for a long time.
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