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January 14, 2016

Self-driving cars? We're not there yet

  • It's clear from a new report that even Google is not on the cusp of perfecting a car that doesn't need a driver.
    • By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — While self-driving cars already are being tested on public roads, newly released safety data support the cautionary view that the technology has many miles to go before people can sleep at the wheel.

    That doesn't mean relief is decades away for commute-weary drivers. It's possible, even likely, that within a few years, mainstream cars will be able to drive themselves reliably — on routes they have mastered, in weather they can handle, and on the premise that a driver will be ready to take over in moments.


     
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