Google self-driving cars don't need windshield wipers

Ready to have your mind blown?

Google said Monday that it is bringing its self-driving prototype cars to Austin. The company brought one of its Koala cars to Thinkery, a children's museum in Austin, where they received some interesting questions.

When asked if the car had windshield wipers, a Google employee replied, "Yes, but not on the windshield. They’re on our sensors—our car’s 'eyes.'" Essentially, the Google car doesn't have windshield wipers because it doesn't need them.

Let that sink in for a second.

The ultimate goal of an autonomous car is to be, well, fully autonomousA self-driving car wouldn't require any human input other than specifying a destination. To that end, Google's self-driving prototype doesn't have windshield wipers because humans aren't required to see out of it Read more...