Self-driving cars still years away
A self-driving car being tested by Cruise navigating the streets of downtown San Francisco, California, United States on October 19. Despite initial promises of self-driving cars being widely available by this year, technological issues meant the reality is still years away. – EPA pic, December 15, 2019.
THE first driverless cars were supposed to be deployed on the roads of American cities in 2019, but just a few days before the end of the year, the lofty promises of car manufacturers and Silicon Valley remain far from becoming reality. Recent accidents, such as those involving Tesla cars equipped with Autopilot, a driver assistance software, have shown that “the technology is not ready,” said Dan Albert, critic and author of the book “Are We There Yet?” on the history of the American automobile.
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