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Phil Winstanley - British .NET chap based in Lancashire. Enjoys tea and tech. Working for Microsoft.

Google Controlling your car or plane?

There's an interesting clause in the Google Maps Terms and Conditions.

"In addition, the Service may not be used: (a) for or with real time route guidance (including without limitation, turn-by-turn route guidance and other routing that is enabled through the use of a sensor), or (b) for, or in connection with, any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior."

Are Google working on controlling Vehicles using Google Maps? Some form of Remote Controlled Car or is this going to be used by Drone aircraft? I wonder why the clause exists... 

Posted: Jul 30 2006, 09:09 PM by Plip | with 4 comment(s)
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Comments

Oskar Austegard said:

Probably more as a liability disclaimer than anything else...

# July 31, 2006 12:08 PM

Karell said:

I say it's a disclaimer - Imagine if you build this incredible system that drives your car using the google earth system. You put your entire family in the car and press go. Then the google server goes down right when you are near some close quarters construction and your car goes into the wrong lane, you get hit my an 18-Wheeler and your entire family dies, except you.

Want to sue google? Can't, disclaimer.

# August 7, 2006 3:22 PM

WEED MAN said:

this thing is gay im up in school sleep in the teacher is yelling at every1 please help me i need some WEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# September 17, 2007 8:17 AM

kalaingar said:

i want to develop the own website in this website we have to add the google map and the add additional feature in this control any one can help me

# May 22, 2008 6:37 AM