The brain of the car is an Ipad and the car, can even sense people walking in the road this makes the car stop
In a article about the car the Guardian news paper said this about the car This can be found at
“Robotic technology from Oxford University that allows a car to 'drive itself' for stretches of a journey. The route is programmed using an iPad application and the driver is then free to take his hands off the steering wheel. The car also uses sensors to read its surroundings, and will stop if it detects pedestrians crossing the road”
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