Autonomous car reverse-powerslides into coned off parking spot. That is all

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_piO849uRdI&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1]
Sooo, this robo-car just flips itself on in there. That’s… great, though it seems kind of impractical. Shouldn’t we be careful what we teach our robots? They might get cocky.

Full video from the Stanford Racing Team (with science-y explanation) below.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzI54rm9m1Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1]

[via IEEE Spectrum and Metafilter]

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