Progress on the Self-Driving Car

June 16, 2015
Self-driving cars will be the new wave of vehicles to hit the market.

Self-driving cars will be the new wave of vehicles to hit the market. Today you can buy cars that park themselves, brake for you in emergency situations, and even keep the car in the lane if you start to fall asleep at the wheel. The next step is complete autonomy: cars that can drive themselves from door to door. Here are some of the current projects from different manufacturers and what we can expect to see in a few years’ time. 

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