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Steve Mahan Tests Google's Self-Driving Car (2012)

Google · Demo · 3 min · 2012 · YouTube title: Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan
Why it's here

Cited as an early milestone of autonomous driving, and later as an example of over-optimistic timelines.

What it covers

Google's 2012 video of Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, taking a drive in its self-driving car including a drive-through stop. It was shared as a human-interest demonstration of the technology's promise.