Stay updated with breaking news from A humble hero. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
no hands. reporter: google s working on one, and the federal government s sponsoring a field test in ann arbor, michigan, with cars that automatically swerve past potential accidents and alerts you to oncoming hazards. and now this at general motors test track, i sat in the driver s seat as this cadillac at high speeds stayed in its lane. at 60 miles an hour it stopped on its own even when a car driving 30 miles slower suddenly pulled in front of us. we can foresee the day when vehicles will be able to completely avoid collision. reporter: it s been a carmaker s dream since george jetsun sat in his automated flying car. the jetsons can happen. the vehicle can take complete control and take you to your destination in comfort, safety, and security. ....
welcome back, everybody. you might have seen some stunning video that we showed you last week, a police officer in texas saving a young woman from being hit by an oncoming vehicle. this is a crazy video here. that incident will link their lives together of course forever. now as abc s ryan owens tells us, they have gotten together for a very emotional union. reporter: a week after police officer philip standefer pushed her out of the way of this oncoming car and almost certainly save heard life, sarah beady still struggles to put her gratitude into words. thank you doesn t cover the fact that i m here and talking. reporter: that night in lubbock, texas, it was the 19-year-old student talking to ....
it looks like they tried three times to do reverse 911 calls, a neighbor may have tried to bang on his door to get him to evacuate. reporter: this fire season on track to become the worst in a decade. so far more than 8.6 million acres have burned. there s no question the drought has played a role in the fires. i think the big thing about how dry it has been this year though, the fires have been much bigger. reporter: and the cost of battling the fires out west is skyrocketing. utah, washington, and california have already burned through their fire fighting budgets with california s costs topping $133 million in the last three months. many families in san diego county are now returning home to find they have lost everything. tired. we don t have nothing to come back to, so reporter: with dozens of homes still in the wildfire s path. as i mention wildfire season here in california is far from over. typically october is one of the worst months for wildfires. rob and paula, ....
150-square-foot home. foyer/dressing room/closet/pantry. /kitchen/bathroom. you can almost from the bathroom reach in and grab something from the fridge. that s convenient. welcome home. a model home in berkeley, california, to be exact, where everything is always within arm s reach. a home that is smaller than the average office cubicle and about half the size of most parking spaces. we have a foot rest or a coffee table. reporter: but my feet are in the kitchen now, and i m sitting on my bed/couch. this may be the future of city living. san francisco is considering allowing some of the smallest apartments in the country at 220 square feet, there s really only one way to describe it. definitely not teeny. definitely not tiny. ....
Don t do this at home. reporter: at any time the driver can take back control. but on the highway when driving is the least fun and humans are easily distracted, super cruise can safely navy gate the hazards. the system is does not get distracted. it doesn t fall asleep. reporter: it s expected to be in the first gm cars as early as 2015. jim avila, abc news, detroit. i wonder how people feel putting their safety and other driver s safety in the hand of the computer. seems scary a little bit. $2,000, roughly what it will cost. what do i have in my hand? something futuristic. i will admit i am a distracted driver. which is why i let my husband do the driving. as a society, we send conflicting message. don t text, stay focused, all the laws about that. on the other hand. we re saying, take your hands ....