Driverless cars: The future is now!

The widespread adoption of driverless vehicles promises more roadway efficiency, less accidents due to distracted driving, and greater access to motor vehicles for people of all ages and abilities. There are still obstacles in its way, but the development and implemention of autonomous vehicles is revving into high gear. DRIVERLESS CARS THE.Future\S NOW! FROM DREAM TO REALITY: A BRIEF HISTORY Several key developments have paved the way for autonomous vehicles over the last 100 years. The concept of the first autonomous vehide gains exposure at GM's Futurama exhibit at the World's Fair. The first truly autonomous car debuts in Japan and uses cameras and analogue computing to process signals. Chevrolet tests a vehicle that can sense the current of a wire in the rood and steer itself. 1939 1958 1977 2010 2004 1987-1995 The Google Driverless Car program begins to rack up more than 140,000 miles with a fleet of autonomous Toyota Prius hybrids. The first Grand Challenge is held, with 15 autonomous vehicles competing in a 150-mile challenge to promote the development of Several cars are tested across varying distances in Europe. The projects direct research toward vision-based technologies rather than signal-based ones. autonomous cars. 2011 2012 allowing driverless vehicles. Other U.S. states begin to introduce legislation. The state of Nevada approves the first law /Major car manufacturers, induding Volkswogen, Audi, BMW, GM, Volvo, and others, are testing autonomous technologies and fully autonomous cars with the intention of mass production.