A few weeks ago I wrote about the potential impact of driverless cars (aka autonomous vehicles) on our cities and towns. Obviously a hot topic, the vehicles continue to be a trendy item in the press. This, despite that they’re still literally years away from any kind of occasional use for consumers.
Regardless, I found this infographic about the vehicles (courtesy of insurancequotes.com) illuminating:
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Driverless cars will come in 4 steps:
* step 0: today’s self parking feature and Google cars
* step 1: partially autonomous driverless cars
* step 2: everyone can operate a driverless car
* step 3: shared driverless cars
“How long end drivers are allowed (technically and legally) not to pay attention to road” will be the most interesting thing to watch for the next 5 to 10 years and especially:
* environmental conditions allowing it.
* the price of the technical features needed.
* reliability.
http://driverless-cars.blogspot.fr/2013/01/driverless-cars-for-next-decades-in-4.html
Safety is a huge concern when it comes to the autonomous car. Maybe by adding coexisting technologies such as our BiModal Glideway could help with some safety concerns. For more info about our BiModal Glideway visit our website!