These are all solved problems or nearly so, as far as I can tell.
Details / citations? I conjecture that they are not, based on my beliefs about the quality of demos, the limited circumstances in which Google's vehicles have been demonstrated, and my perception of the difficulty of solving the AI problems involved.
From the little I know, it looks like google cars are at least able to tell when they need a human to take over (and stop when said human doesn't). One could also imagine a semi-automatic mode where the driver helps the car in unusual situations.
I for one would be very happy to have a car that would drive itself most of the way, calling for my attention only once in a while. Solving only the common case (highway and traffic jam) is already very useful. Now I can read in my car!
Discussion article for the meetup : Berkeley: How Robot Cars Are Near
WHEN: 19 December 2012 07:30:00PM (-0500)
WHERE: Berkeley, CA
Location and time for this Wednesday's meetup are confirmed! It will be at 7:30pm (not 7pm) at Zendo. I will not be there, but Michael Keenan will be giving a talk about robot cars.
Michael Keenan is an entrepreneur, activist and futurist who works with The Seasteading Institute and the Center For Applied Rationality. His talk, How Robot Cars Are Near, describes how robot cars will save millions of lives, billions of hours and trillions of dollars.
Michael will also be speaking at the Extreme Futurist Fest on December 22.
For directions to Zendo, see the mailing list:
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Discussion article for the meetup : Berkeley: How Robot Cars Are Near