Driverless Cars for the Road Ahead

Very thorough article on driverless cars from the Wall Street Journal…
Dan Neil says computer-controlled cars will be a reality. The question isn’t “if” but “how” can technology allow humans to take a back seat to the computer…
Anybody want a car that doesn’t crash? At this month’s Frankfurt auto show, mega-auto supplier Continental announced a partnership with to help bring autonomous vehicles to market, with “zero accidents” as a possible result. Volvo has promised to injury-proof its cars by 2020. GM and Carnegie Mellon aim to develop autonomous technology to eliminate car accidents.
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