Self-driving cars are quickly changing from a staple of sci-fi movies to reality in recent years. But not all self-driving cars are implemented the same way. One such variation has been developed by Oxford University in the UK and makes use of an iPad as the main nerve center for the car's auto-driving capabilities.
Oxford's iPad car aims to be a middle-of-the-road solution between a standard, human-driven automobile and a fully self-operational car. When drivers come upon a familiar route, the iPad asks them whether they want the car to take the wheel—"touching the screen then switches to 'auto drive' where the robotic system takes over. At any time a tap on the brake pedal will return control to the human driver," Oxford wrote in its own description of the vehicle.
The university announced the robotic car in mid-February, but the news flew under the radar until Clean Technica (no relation to Ars) posted several more videos this week from YouTube. The videos show how the car handles pedestrians, how it starts up using the iPad, and more. Check them out below:
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