. >> engineers and cutting edge scientists from delphi motors checking out a fleet of audie s.u.v.s with cameras, lasers and radar. nearly $53,000 luxury car will drive itself. and this morning it's taking off on a history-making cross-country trip from san francisco to new york, covering 3500 miles in about ten days. while there will be an operator in the driver's seat at all times in case of trouble the delphi technology will do the driving, navigating highways, twists and turns and even traffic, all with no human hands on the wheel. >> if someone comes into your lane really fast, can the lasers pick it up? >> much faster than a human really. >> really? >> absolutely. >> we took a car on a test drive. >> here we are about a merge. and it's okay? >> it's turns were textbook perfect and so was the rest of our 8-mile 36-minute drive through mountain view, california. the car stopped at lights and changed lanes. the only time the operator had to take over the wheel was when road trucks forced us to merge into the next lane. >> pretty amazing. >> the car is set up to drive very conservative

. >>> delphi wants to move a driverless car can go the distance. it will leave on sunday and drive itself across country to fork city. three human engineers will ride inside ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. david louie went to see one and it has sensors to talk to other cars and slow down as well as speed up. >> that is incredible. >> very cool. the future is here. and so is rick quan. >> can we say the warriors are in the driver's seat? >> yeah. >> and it could be a first round preview the warriors took on new orleans. if that does happen it could be a very short series. golden state ow >>> the warriors still had more than enough to take care of new orleans. the best

. >>> delphi wants to move a driverless car can go the distance. it will leave on sunday and drive itself across country to fork city. three human engineers will ride inside ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. david louie went to see one and it has sensors to talk to other cars and slowdown as well as speed up. >> that is incredible. >> very cool. the future is here. and so is rick quan. >> can we say the warriors are in the driver's seat? >> yeah. >> and it could be a first round preview the warriors took on new orleans. if that does happen it could be a very short series. budog: look at that! $300 off serta perfect sleeper and sealy posturepedic. plus, free delivery. the red tag means you save more green during mattress discounters red tag sale. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> the warriors still had more than enough to take care of new orleans. the best player mr. unibrow was out with an ankle injury. he beat the first quarter buzzer with that three. barnes stepped up with another strong performance and he takes it to the hoop and the fo

the self driving car from delphi set off from san francisco hoping to make the 3500-mile trip it would be the longest such trip ever. the car is using technology developed by the company's silicon valley team. human is along for the ride but will take over only when necessary when the car is passing through states where there are restrictions on self driving. >>> such a saddened to the ski season in the sierra. sugar bowl shut down today and from the looks of these pictures it's clear to see why. hardly any snow left on the ground at the resort near donner summit. at least five other ski resorts are closing early this year. >>> there's a lot to talk about tonight. we had showers that enhanced offshore moved through the bay area anemic cold front but nevertheless enough left of it it came down pretty good. we have eyewitness reports from unofficial weather watchers saying the rain was really coming down light rain in cord a madera. rain in san francisco coming down in san francisco. it's working its way southward santa cruz a packet of showers on the east bayshore line. not that you wou

scientists and engineers at delphi automotive hopped into this self-driving suv to head ace from treasurehis -- these photos this morning. an operator will be behind the wheel at all times in case of trouble but the car will drive itself the whole way thanks to cameras, lasers and radars to help navigate curves and stoplights. the car's response time is faster than humans. >>> tomorrow is national puppy day and we're having a big adoption event tomorrow morning. we'll have photos sent in by many of you. this is a picture of chewbacca sent in to us by its owner michelle. and jennifer sent us this photo of brothers spartan and bubba cuddling during a nap. send us a snapshot our your favorite pup. and join is tomorrow morning at 4:30. we'll be live dreaming 0 our puppy cam all morning and we'll tell you how maybe you can take home a rescue dog. >>> over to abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. a check of the forecast and the puppy day forecast. >> you got to wake up early and see the puppies. they're going to be awesome. live doppler 7hd is showing you good news. we are tracking a little bit of rain

the plan is to navigate the 3,500 miles using silicon- valley based delphi's self- driving technology. in case you're wondering, there will be somebody behind the wheel, but the driver will only take over when absolutely necessary. during the trip the company will be gathering data about the car's abilities on the highways. >> we're using radar and vision systems and those rely on the infrastructure as well as other vehicles around them for the car to make decisions. >> it won't be 100% hands free trip. drivers will have to take over in states where there are restrictions on self-driving cars. >>> the faa may be softening its stance on amazon's plans to launch a fleet of delivery drones. the online retailer wants to use drones as a delivery method one day. the company launched its plans more than a year ago but is facing tough restrictions from the faa. on thursday the federal agency gave amazon permission to test and experiment with certain drones for its fleet. under the terms of the experimental permit drones can only be flown below 400 feet during the day and in clear weather and

delphi automotive is so confidence in the safety of its driver less vehicle it is setting the course from san francisco all the way to new york. the car won't be entirely empty. an engineer for the company will sit behind the wheel as a precaution. coming up, a teenage businesswoman who can write her own checks with a pen she made. >> >> nair: we close tonight with a young entrepreneur who will tell you that the pen is mightier than the allowance. here is lauren lyster. >> every afternoon anna williams use as pen to complete her homework. >> before going downstairs to the basement to make one herself. >> at 14 years old anna is in her fifth year of business as a pen maker and sold more than 200 hand made pens in the last year. at around 50 to $750 each, that amounts to nearly ten grand. this year has definitely been my busiest year, my best year yet. >> she uses historical wood for the pen like this beam from the erie canal and wood from trees on the estates of george washington and thomas jefferson. >> i really enjoy being able to take a piece of history and kind of give ate new lif

. >> reporter: we went on a test drive with delphi, the company behind this experiment. our audi outfitted with cameras, lasers, and 22 sensors. if someone comes into your lane really fast, can these lasers pick it up? >> much faster than a human actually. >> reporter: really? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: the technology allowing the vehicle to see a 3d, 360-degree view at all times, including pedestrians, traffic lights. it even reads road signs. and it's making this turn perfect. pretty amazing. >> the car is set up to drive very conservatively. >> reporter: now automakers like bmw, ford, and mercedes benz all have self-driving cars in the works. and just this week, tesla announcing its model "s" sedans will be able to drive on auto-pilot this summer. still, there are plenty of roadblocks. we're about five years away. >> reporter: a long road ahead, but one excellent adventure. aditi roy, abc news san francisco. >> that's not too far away. >>> coming up so many busted brackets. but it's the one broken heart that's gone viral tonight. coming up, our "instant index."

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scientists and engineers at delphi automotive hopped into this self-driving suv to head ace from treasure island to new york city, one employee tweeted this -- these photos this morning. an operator will be behind the wheel at all times in case of trouble but the car will drive itself the whole way thanks to cameras, lasers and radars to help navigate curves and stoplights. the car's response time is faster than humans. >>> tomorrow is national puppy day and we're having a big adoption event tomorrow morning. we'll have photos sent in by many of you. this is a picture of chewbacca sent in to us by its owner michelle. and jennifer sent us this photo of brothers spartan and bubba cuddling during a nap. send us a snapshot our your favorite pup. and join is tomorrow morning at 4:30. we'll be live dreaming 0 our puppy cam all morning and we'll tell you how maybe you can take home a rescue dog. >>> over to abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. a check of the forecast and the puppy day forecast. >> you got to wake up early and see the puppies. they're going to be awesome. live doppler 7hd is showing you

. >>> delphi wants to move a driverless car can go the distance. country to fork city. three human engineers will ride inside ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. david louie went to see one and it has sensors to talk to other cars and slow down as well as speed up. >> that is incredible. >> very cool. the future is here. and so is rick quan. >> can we say the warriors are in the driver's seat? >> yeah. >> and it could be a first round preview the warriors took on new orleans. if that does happen it could be a very short series. golden s ♪ ah, push it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ push it. ♪ ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. ♪ if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ push it real good. ♪ it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. ♪ if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. ♪ i'm pushing. i'm pushing it real good! >>> the warriors still had more than enough to take care of new orleans. the best player mr. unibrow was out with an ankle injury. he beat

. >>> a day after automotive equipment maker delphi began a driverless cross country trip from san francisco to new york, tesla is upgrading its self-driving car. it's adding software to the current model s sedans that will let cars partially drive themselves. the autopilot feature is expected this summer. it's only going to be allowed on highways and major roadways. >>> a lot of folks dream of retiring to say, hawaii, florida, of course here in california. but if you want to live large in your golden years wyoming may actually be your best bet. bankrate.com just ranked it the best state in the nation to retire. it's based on taxes or lack thereof cost of living healthcare, and the weather. really? colorado and utah also rated high on that list. >> beautiful there. >> it is if you can handle the winter. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the cbs evening news. >> scott pelley is in new york. >> great to be with you in the bay area. here's the cbs evening news tonight. isis has put out a hit list targeting individual u.s. service men and women. what's being done to protect them? plus cbs ne

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this delphi audi will leave the golden gate bridge and drive itself 3,500 miles to new york city. the car is able to navigate four-way stops merge onto highways, even maneuver around bicyclists all without a driver. there will be human engineers inside the car ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. let's hope not. interesting experiment. the future, if you will. >> i guess so. >>> what do you have currently in sports? >> we've got a lot. local teams, some good, some bad. sharks losing ground in the play-off chase. stanford struggles to survive in the big dance on the men's side. many brackets busted tonight. the firs [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>> drew tuma, villanova fan. this is drew's bracket. >> ah! oh no! >> knocked out. that's your headline on day three of march ma

. >> reporter: we went on a test drive with delphi, the company behind this experiment. our audi was outfitted with cameras cameras and lasers and 22 sensors. >> if someone come into your lane fast can they see it? >> much faster than a human. >> allowing to see a 3-d 360-degree view at all times including pedestrians, traffic lights and even reads road signs. >> and it is making this turn perfect. pretty amazing. >> yeah, the car is set up to drive conservatively. >> now auto makers like bmw ford and mercedes-benz have self-driving cars in the works. and just this week tesla announcing its model s sedan can drive on auto pilot this summer. steel experts caution there are -- still experts caution there are plenty of road blocks. >> we are five plus years away. even then it will only be certain circumstances like freeways. >> a long road ahead but one excellent adventure. abc news, san francisco. >> also excellent tomorrow is national puppy day and abc7 is having a big adoption event in the morning. we are getting into the spirit by photos sent in by many of you. chavez s

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the delphi automotive driverless car is on a coast to coast drive.designed to navigate roads without a human hand on the steering wheel. however, there will be a person in the driver's seat at all times just in case it needs a human to step in and actually drive the car. >>> prices around the country for gas are falling. bad news is not in our area. we just checked, according to prices are on average ten cents higher than a month ago. in d.c. it will cost you $2.53 a gallon. if you live in maryland gas $2.40 there. and it will cost you you $2.23 if you live in the state of virginia. $2.40 in west virginia. >>> being a5:40 is our time. >> and chuck bell is live now at the woodbridge slug line with the storm team 4 x 4. good morning. >> reporter: a beautiful morning outside as long as you like it on the chilly side of average. i can't believe it the puffy coat is back out again fairly mild couple of days last week the temperatures have gone right back down again. we are at 38 degrees here in woodbridge this morning. and there is just enough of a breeze

the delphi automotive driverless car on a ten-day 3,500 mile trip from san francisco to new york cityto coast drive by an automated vehicle. this car is designed to navigate roads without a human hand on the steering wheel. however, there will be a person in the driver's seat at all times, just in case you need a person to drive the car, like you should. >>> right now, there is a man hundt for hundt for a driver who shot a 28-year-old woman in the head it happened north of texas. an apparent case of road rage. nbc's janet shamlian shows us what happened. >> reporter: kay halfered is back home after a terrifies close call. the bullet nole her window indicating how lucky to be alive. >> a tough cookie. >> reporter: it started as a routine drive to work north of houston that suddenly went very wrong. >> basically what we developed into a road rage situation. >> reporter: she told police she was merging on to interstate 45 when a man in a white suv cut her off. she honked her horn apparently angering him, says he started taunting her. pulling around to the passenger side then firing one s

while there will be an operator in the driver's seat at all times in case of trouble, the delphi technologyting high-speed highways, twists and turns, and even traffic all with no human hands on the wheel. if someone comes into your lane really fast can these lasers pick it up? >> much faster than a human, actually. >> reporter: really? >> here we go. >> reporter: we took one of their cars on a test drive. we're about to merge. it's doing okay. the turns were textbook perfect. so was the rest of our drive through mountainview, california. the car stopped at lights and changed lanes. only time the operator had to take over the wheel was when road construction forced us to merge into the next lane. pretty amazing. >> the car is set up to drive conservatively, that's to make us all feel safe. >> reporter: that was a lot of fun. it was such a neat experience. another cool fetch, this car, it valets itself. it will drive right up and pick you up. that could say you a lot of money on tips. >> does it parallel park, that's what i want to know? >> reporter: yes. it -- it can parallel park. all by i

the delphi audi will believe the golden gate bridge and drive itself 3500 miles to new york city.to hi ways and maneuver around bicyclists, all without a driver. there will be human engineers inside that car ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. >>> much more ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. the new terror threat calling for attacks against u.s. servicemen and women. also, changes for a down-and-out san francisco neighborhood. how the past is helping shape the future of the tenderloin. and the man behind it all. looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com >> welcome back, everyone. we are starting this half-hour as we always do, with a look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning to you. from our roof camera cloudy skies in san francisco. temperatures all across the bay area are mild. in the low 50s in the north bay, 54 hal

. >> vehicle technology company delphi wants to prove a driver less car can go the distance. it will leave san francisco tomorrow ask drive itself across the country to new york city. three human engineers will ride inside ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. david louie went inside one of the driverless cars at the company's headquarters in mountain view. this consider has sensors so it can talk to other cars and slow down and speed up. time is 6:25. monday is national puppy day and abc7 news will host a big adoption event that morning. we are getting into the spirit with photos sent in by many of you. thanks to lisa reilly for this picture, and we have this photo, too. you can post a photo of your favorite pup on twitter or instagram with the #puppies on 7. we will be live streaming our puppy cam all morning long and tell you how you can take one home. still to come, making the difference. the powerful local experience for a group of bay area students that aims to have a local impact. plus the new attraction that popped up near at&t park that will bring even more

vehicle technology company delphi wants to show a driverless car can go the distance. will ride inside ready to take the wheel if anything goes wrong. david louie went inside one of the driverless cars at the can company's headquarters in mountain view last year. like this car the audi has sensors so it can talk to other cars, slow down and speed up. monday is national puppy day. abc 7 news will be holding an adoption event that morning. we're getting into the spirit with photos sent in by many much of you. thanks for this fun picture. and this photo as well. you can send us a snapshot of your favorite pup and join us us monday morning starting at 4:30 a.m. we'll be leave streaming our pup y cam all morning long on abc7news.com and tell you how you can take one home. >>> making a difference. the powerful global experience for a group of bay area kids that aims to have a social local impact. plus, the new attraction that popped up near [chris]still smoking up a storm? [tom]yeah.pathetic,isn't it? [chris] ever try to... [tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. th

the auto equipped by delphi automotive set off for san francisco.uto show. you'll be glad to know a person will be sitting behind the wheel and won't touch it unless something goes wrong. the car will travel mainly on the highway. >>> this morning they're sounding the alarm of chrysler vehicles. regulator have called the location of the vehicle a safety risk because of how it hangs below the rear bumper. if another vehicle crashes into the back the fuel tank can rupture results in a deadly fire. jeff pegues with information you'll only see on "cbs this morning." good morning. >> reporter: good morning. government figures put the death toll from deadly fires from the jeeps up to 50 people. although they say that figure is much higher. the fatalities rival gm's faulty ignition switch recall. there are still concerns the solution may not go far enough and complaints the company isn't moving fast enough to make the vehicle safer. 23-year-old kayla white was 8 months pregnant with a boy she'd already named braden when her jeep was struck from behind. >>

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delphi automotive hopes it will generate new interest in driverless cars. there will be a driver on board just in case a human is needed. there are now seven companies licensed to test automated cars in california including google. that makes the golden state the center for driverless car development. most of the testers are working through several phases of cars. google says it will have a car that needs no human control in about five years >>> we are about 20 minutes away from the annual oakland running festival. this is video and highlights from last year's race. the festival started in 2010 but it's fast becoming one of those popular runs in the bay area. allie is live at the start of the race. looks like it's getting pretty busy out there. >> reporter: yeah, we noticed more and more people making their way to the starting line. this is 19th and harrison in downtown oakland. come 7:30 this morning that is when the marathon and team relay starts. there will be about 1,000 people, actually more than that, lined up at the starting line. you can see some of

sunday, delphi automotive revving its autopilot suv and leaving the bay area for the big apple expecting days all with no hands on the wheel while on major highways. >> this looks like any normal car. >> pretty much is. >> reporter: abc's aditi roy checked out the decked-out audi. >> it's making this turn perfect. pretty amazing. >> yeah. the car is set up to drive very conservatively to make us feel safe. >> reporter: complete with cameras, lasers and radars. teaching it how to navigate highways, twists and turns. even traffic. the future of driving, not just no hands but no human required. >> all right, this thing is actually programmed what it's going to do is only highway driving now. only highway. and it's prommed to go on and off ramps. so it's going to have to merge on its own with traffic. a little scary. >> taking the 405 to the -- >> i love how -- >> i mean -- >> no. they are -- they have to comply with laws just as long as you have somebody in the driver's seat. >> the reaction time for the car is better than human reaction. >> that's what they say. >> we'll see. >> allegedly.

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