At the end of September, Bruce went into work on a Saturday and stumbled upon a neighborhood open house that the self-driving car team was hosting. We’d heard that they were going to do this, but our neighborhood hadn’t been officially invited, so we didn’t know when it was happening. Apparently, they invited the Mountain View neighbors only. No worries though; we were able to get in and see the technology displays and, even more fun, take a ride in the little bubble car.
Bruce and Ezra were up first. I was behind a gate but tried to take a video. This part of the course had a pedestrian walking out in front of the car.
After the ride, they gave out this sticker:
Here’s Ezra getting his.
Finn and I were up next. Here’s a quick video of our ride.
And a still …
They also had a few games set up, including a giant Jenga set that the kids enjoyed, and of course, free food.
And car shaped cookies.
It was a super fun surprise excursion!