Autonomous vehicles on bumpy road to market
Advocates of the technology will point to reduced emissions and less congestion as just two virtues making autonomous cars an attractive proposition.
“With autonomous vehicles comes increased road safety,” said Stefan Marxreiter via email, chief operating officer at Mobica, which is working with OEMs including JLR to develop the technology behind autonomous vehicles. “It’s been estimated that self-driving cars will reduce traffic deaths by 90 per cent – saving 30,000 lives per year – in the US alone.”