Technological Development of Google

This essay discusses the technological developments of Google, including self-driving automobiles, home automation, robots, smart thermostats, and project wing. It also covers the possible issues and impacts of these technologies.

Technological Development of Google
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Technological Development of Google
In recent days technology plays an important role for every organization rather it is the key driving factor
for every business. Technology helps an organization to achieve the business goals and also allow the
business to operate seamlessly. It is the mixture of the methods, skills, processes and techniques which
are used to produce the services or goods of an organization. It helps a business to maintain a proper
dataflow, track all the business processes, helps to handle the contacts associated with the business and
also assists to maintain the employee records. It helps the business to stay connected with the
stakeholders, customers, partners and the sales department. Communication is an important factor for
any business and thus a proper communication should be maintained all throughout the business and
thus the technological advancements helps the business to maintain a proper communication throughout
the business. It also helps the business to reduce the cost of their product such that they can increase the
overall sales of their product. This essay is concerned with such five technological inventions of Google
that are on research or under development. The technologies of the Google have developed in a rapid
manner. The approach of Google towards their technological innovations is eclectic in various manners.
There are various benefits gained by the Google from these eclecticism like the computational structure of
Google provides efficient performance, reduces the traffic from the networking layer of an organization
and lastly the efficient varieties of programming languages. The selected technologies of Google for this
essay are self - Driving Automobile, Home Automation, Robots, Smart Thermostats and Project Wing.
The technologies of Google helped both the business and the common people. The main featuring
characteristics of Google technologies is that they are accessible and usable globally. Thus, many people
are beneficiated with these technologies and also helped them in various ways.
Self-Driving Automobile
The automated vehicle technology of Google is a technological development. They are developed for the
ease of the common people. Google utilizes Lidar sensor technology to develop the concerned
automobile. Autonomous vehicle can be defined as the vehicle having the ability to sense its environment
as well move safely without any input given by any user (Poczter & Jankovic, 2014). The sensing of the
outer environment is done using various sensors that are used in the vehicle. Some of the sensors used

are like radar, sonar, lidar, GPS, internal measurement units and the odometry sensor. The advanced
control systems interpret all sensible data such that the vehicle can determine its navigation path, avoid
obstacles and other relevant signage. However many car uses semi – automated system in them such as
speed controls, emergency braking system and the parking the car in the lane (Howard & Dai, 2014).
There are various levels in automated vehicle ranging from 0 to 5. Level 0 represents no automation
where the driving operation is fully done by the driver himself or herself. Level 1 represents driver
assistance where all the driving operation is done by the driver but some of these operations are assisted
by some innovative features. Level 2 represents partial automation where the vehicle has mixed all the
automated operations such as steering and the acceleration of the vehicle but the driver should be in the
vehicle to sense all the environments around the vehicle. Level 3 represents conditional automation
where the driver need not require to sense the environment but he or she can stop the automated journey
and is able to continue the journey without the automated features provided in the car. The driver can now
continue the journey by driving the car manually. Level 4 represents high automation where the vehicle is
able to drive automatically in some conditions. In this level the driver also has an option to control the
vehicle. Level 5 represents fully automation where the vehicle is fully automated and has the ability to
drive itself in all conditions (Memon et al., 2016).
Google can face several issues while implementing the self-driving vehicle. Some of the
important issues are:
Road Condition: The condition of road can vary from places to places and it is a complex process to
detect the condition of any road. Some roads may be smooth while other can be rough. Some lanes can
be undefined and the external signal cannot be clear and can cause a vulnerable accident. The self-
driving automobiles developed by Google operates on the basis of the detailed pre – made maps or
locations. The developers should initially drive the vehicle throughout all the lanes and then the
developers create the map using the rotating lidar sensor which is situated on the roof of the vehicle. The
camera then transmits the pulses to measure the surroundings as well as the obstacles situated in the
road like fire hydrants, driveways and intersections (Lin, 2016). Now, the developers should insert the
map of every lanes throughout the world such that the automobile or the vehicle can operate. This is a
complex process for the mapping department of Google as the officials require to visit every place before

inserting the map on the storage. Moreover, the map should be updated in a regular basis. The present
condition of any road is unpredictable and thus each and every lane can be introduced with new
obstacles. Thus, the condition of the road can be an important factor for Google while introducing the
vehicle in the market.
Weather Conditions: The weather is also a critical factor for the introduction of this vehicle. The vehicle
should have an ability to operate any weather conditions. It should not malfunctions in case of any
weather disturbance.
Traffic Condition: The vehicle should sense all the traffics of the road. It can be traffic signal, obstacles,
human being. The vehicle should maintain all the traffic rules of the road such that it can avoid all road
accidents,
Cyber security: As the this technological development deals with many sensitive data and thus, the data
can be an important factor for Google and it should be ensured by Google that the business can securely
safe the data and the outsiders should not be able to misuse the data stored in the database such as
name of the passenger, age, contact details, banking details and many more credentials (Von Solms &
Van Niekerk, 2013).
The concerned technology comprises of some pros and cons. Some advantages of this
technological development are:
Safety: All kinds of traffic collusions such as tailgating, reaction time and rubbernecking are reduced
which alternatively increases the safety factor for the passengers in the vehicle. Safety is the primary
concern for the Google and the developers developed this technology keeping this factor in their mind
and the vehicle provides a safety journey to the passengers. The safety factor can reduce the insurance
cost of the vehicle.
Welfare: The labor cost is reduced and the complexity regarding all the driving as well as navigation
chores is decreased. The automated vehicle provides mobility to the common people especially to the
young, low income citizens and person with disability.
Traffic: The vehicle is developed with increased roadway capacity, smoother rides and the higher speed
limits. Traffic rules and regulation are well maintained by the vehicle which allows the vehicle to avoid all
sorts of vulnerable road accidents.

Some drawbacks of the automated vehicle are as follows:
Expensive: The automated vehicle is developed using many technological tools and devices and thus
increases cost for the customers.
Glitch: As the vehicle is surrounded or operated with various devices or tool some glitch can emerge at
any point of time which can impact the passengers negatively.
The automated vehicle technology of Google can huge impact the environment by reducing the
energy consumption factor (Yang, Yan & Lam, 2014). Government intervention is one of the primary
concern related to the environment of the automated vehicle. The pollution level of an environment can be
reduced or can be brought down to zero level which is an important advantages gained from these
vehicles. Thus, it can be concluded that the automated vehicle can easily replace all the traditional vehicle
used in the society.
Home Automation
Home Automation appliances are usually used to decreases the work load of an individual. It is used to
provide convenience, comfort, security and quality of life to the common people. The main motive of such
kind of systems is to provide ease to the disabled or elderly people. These systems are developed and
designed utilizing one main controller which is capable to handle and monitor various interconnected
devices like power plugs, temperature, humidity sensors, and the lights (Teymourzadeh et al., 2013). The
most featuring advantages of these automated systems are is that each and every appliances can be
accessible from smart devices such as computer systems and the smartphones. The wireless technology
has developed in a rapid way. The devices or the appliances can be controlled using various tools of the
smartphone such as EnCana Wi – Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee and GSM (Jacobsson, Boldt & Carlsson, 2016).
Some important characteristics features of home automation system are live video surveillance, appliance
control, remote control lighting, real time text alerts and thermostat control.
Some possible implementation issues that can be faced by Google are as follows:
Stable Sub system: The sub system associated with the home automated systems should ebb updated or
developed in a regular way such that it can avoid some issues such as heating unit is not responding, the
malfunctioning of the security cameras and the entertainment dropping out (Ur, Jung & Schechter, 2013).
Thus, the sub systems should be integrated and should not be stable with some particular features.

Insufficient Functionality and Features: The devices are developed to satisfy all the client demands. Thus,
Google should be aware of the demanding operations of the clients and then the system should be
installed to their respective customers. All demanding functionality should be included in the technology
by the Google such that the client can operate the other appliances with an ease. This can be avoided by
introducing comprehensive consultation phase between the developers and the clients where the clients
can deliver their respective demands to the developers and then the developers can develop the
technology according to the desire of the customers.
Numerous control applications: The automated system seems to be expensive for the customers and they
just access the home appliances with their smartphones by installing various application available in the
respective app store. It is recommended to the customers to avoid such applications. It can be vulnerable
for the, and also can misuse all the information provided by them.
Lacking of smart knowledge: The device can be operated when the user has a knowledge regarding
pairing of the devices and the simulation of other facilities provided in the home automation systems
(Song et al., 2017). A person without any smart knowledge cannot operate the system and hence can
lead to malfunctioning of both the home appliances and the home automated systems.
These home automated system comprises of many positive and negative impacts. The positive
impacts of these systems are all home appliances can be handled from one smart phone and from one
place, flexibility for innovative appliances and devices, increases the security of home, remote handling of
the home operations, increases the efficiency of the energy, increases the functionality of an appliances
and proper home management.
Some negative impacts are High Cost, Dependent on Internet or cannot be accessible without the
internet and Dependent on the skills and knowledge of the user.
The home automated systems can also impact the environment as well. Some of the
environmental factors are as follows:
Manufacturers can modify the energy loads for various home appliances
Heating requirements are lowered
Waste is decreased
Increases the production by decreasing the cycle times

Robots
Robot is defined as the multifunctional and reprogrammable manipulator which is developed to
move tools, parts, material through variable programmed motions. This particular technology is useful for
various organizations. The robots are mainly used in the manufacturing industry where they are used to
reduce the work load of the employees. Their operations are efficiently operated by these robots which
help the organization to increase the productivity of the organization (Westervelt et al., 2018). The
business operation is done quickly. The manufacturing industry is highly beneficiated with this technology.
The robotics technology is applied or used in every field such as health care robotics, Body machine
interface, Medical and Surgery Robotics, telepresence Robotics, Industrial, Housekeeping, Swarm and
microbots, Exoskeletons, wearable and cyborgs, Self - driving, flying and underwater Robotics, Military
Robotics, art, entertainment, Networking Robotics, Modular Robotics (Siciliano & Khatib, 2016). In
recent decades the robotics technology has exploded in a gigantic way.
Some possible issues that can be faced by Google while implementing the Robotics technology
are RPA (Robotic Process Automation) Development and Management, Process Analysis issues, Business
care issues, Mismanagement of roles and responsibilities and Lack of help.
The concerned technology has both positive and negative impacts on the society.
Some of the positive impacts are increase in productivity, repeatability and consistent, safety,
flexibility, errorless output, quality, labor, decreases the consumables of a business, reduces the
production cost, decreases weld distortion and increases the competitive advantage (Kim, Laschi &
Trimmer, 2013).
Some negative impacts of the concerned technology are reduces the employment factor, limited
capabilities, needs assistance from human and high implementation cost.
Smart Thermostats
This technology can be applied with addition to the home automation technology where it controls the
temperature of the room. They are quite similar to the programmable thermostat but in this particular
technology the user can control the temperature of the room throughout the day maintaining a fixed
schedule (Adhikari, Pipattanasomporn & Rahman, 2018). This technology contains some additional

features such as sensors, Wi-Fi and many more. This can be connected to the smartphones or laptops
over the internet and allow the user to control the room temperature according to his or her requirements.
The user can modify the heating setting from the paired device. It contains three main components: one
section of the thermostat is connected to the HVAC system directly (Afram & Janabi-Sharifi, 2015). This
part is used to communicate with the second part of the thermostat. The second part of the thermostat is
the controlling part. The last section is the application which available in the application store by which it
can be accessed remotely.
Google can face multiple issues while implementing the smart thermostats. Some of them are as
follows:
Absence of Common Wire: Common wire is an essential requirement for the implementation of the smart
thermostat in a building. Thus, it is recommended that Google should have a common wire such that a
continuous source of power is available. In this way the issue of common wire can be eliminated.
Loss of Internet Connection: As the thermostats operate via internet. If the internet connection is
interrupted in any point of time the thermostat stop to operate. This issue can be resolved by handling the
thermostat by the display which can operated without nay internet connection.
Some positive impacts of Smart thermostat are helps in reducing the energy cost, has an ability
to track the usage of the energy, thermostats can be controlled remotely and easy to install the system.
Some negative impacts of the smart thermostat are complexity in programming, compatibility and the
cost.
Project Wing
Google is considered as one of the pervasive organization of the world who expands its technology from
the original search to far beyond. Now, the organization developed delivery drone project known as the X
– wing or project wing. It is used as autonomous delivery drone service which aims to rise the access of
the goods, decrease the traffic congestion in various cities and also help the environment by reducing the
emissions of the harmful Carbon Dioxide. Google is now developing this drone project such that it allow
the unmanned planes to navigate around the drones, obstacles or other manned aircrafts (Jones, 2017).
Google designed a group of aircraft for collecting the packages from the business or homes and then the
aircrafts deliver the packages to the respective location. The aircraft fly according to the pre-planned or re

stored routes and they uses sensors and other software for avoiding collisions with other drones or
obstacles found in their route. The route of the Project Wing is design by the Unmanned Air System
Traffic Management (UTM) platform who ensures that the drones will follow the route provided by them
and will avoid all the obstacles found in the route. The maximum distance covered by these drones is 14
km but for delivering the packages the distance is maintained within 10 km. The drone can fly up to four
hundred feet overhead the ground (X – Wing, 2019). The drones are quite safe as every elements of the
drones are kept backup like extra batteries, navigation systems and redundant motors. These backup
systems can be used by the officials in case of any failure.
Google can face numerous issues while implementing the Project Wing. Some of them are:
Designated Delivery Spots: Commercial deliver spots will be more complex than the home delivery spots.
Durability: Demand should be fulfilled as soon as possible. Delivery of urgent packages in the given time
should be the higher priority for every drones and thus manufacturing of 1000 drones and the drones
should deliver at least 100 deliveries within a schedule timings.
Conditional Awareness: Due to some natural disturbance the service can be put to hold such as heavy
lightning, bad weather and so on. In these cases an alert should be provided and the drone should be
able to sense the alert and should put the delivery process on hold.
Override Kill switch: When the drone travels a long distance there is a probability of lost the signal, it the
drone can be hijacked or hacked in some ways and the drone can be misused and thus some alert should
be provided by the drones to the officials regarding the signal strength.
Political Awareness: It is imperative that every politicians should provide special attention to the cost
benefit ratio with respect to their decisions.
Consumer Awareness: The consumer should be aware of all the terms and conditions of the aircraft such
that they can utilize the technology efficiently.
Noise Disturbance: The main signal can be mixed with the surrounding noise signal which can impact
negatively to the delivery service and thus there should be some equalizer such that the drone can avoid
all noise signals around it.
The concerned can have both positive and negative impacts on the society. Some positive
impacts are as follows:

Quick Delivery: Consumer retention factor will be easily maintained as the delivery of the parcels will be a
quick process and will the business to involve more people
Time management: The high efficiency of the drones will impact positively to both the business and the
clients.
Conservation of Energy: The drones conserve high amount of energy. The emission is free of harmful
chemicals which is a beneficial factor for the environment too.
Safe: In case of traditional delivery system the customer always stay with a fear with them regarding the
situation of the ordered item but in this case the customers can be free as the drone delivery system will
securely and safely deliver their respective package to their doorstep.
Some negative impacts of the project wing are as follows:
Expensive: This technology might not be afforded by every business as the cost of such drone is very
high.
Battery technology should be developed: The battery power should be developed which will increase the
lifetime of a drone.
Delivery price can be increased: From the perspective of a consumer he or she can be unsatisfied with
the delivery price.
Job loss: This technology can steal many jobs for the unskilled individuals.
Data breach possibility: Have high chance of data breach which can harm the society negatively.
Conclusion
Technology plays an important role in the human’s life rather the survival of human being is not
possible without the technological trends. Technology inserted an ease in the method of living to the
human’s life. The main motive of the technological trends is to make the human’s life easier. Not only
effecting the human life but also the technological trends focus on the environmental impacts and also
helps the environment to maintain a proper balance and allow other to survive within it efficiently. The
technological trends shapes the future of the world and also allow the world to develop by cleaning the
energy resource, decreasing the harmful emissions. The technological trends mainly deals with
developing the human life and also offer them a sustainable environment for their living. Google and its

advanced technologies have change numerous lives and the new technological trends which are in
progress will surely modify the whole world.

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