Self-driving cars

Extracted Attributes

• Benefits

  greater road safety, increased mobility, convenience, efficient transportation, smaller environmental impact, spur unprecedented investment and economic growth

• Key Components

  sensors, software, cameras, machine learning, radar, lidar

• Alternative Names

  autonomous car, driverless car, robotic car, robo-car, robotaxis

• Current Autonomy Level

  No system has achieved full SAE Level 5 autonomy as of late 2024

• Total Investment (by 2022)

  $160 billion

Timeline

• The DARPA Urban Challenge was completed, leading many companies to rush to develop self-driving cars. (Source: Web Search)

  2007-01-01

• Waymo was the first to offer public rides in self-driving taxis (SAE Level 4) in limited geographic areas. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-12-01

• Honda was the first manufacturer to sell an SAE Level 3 car. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-01-01

• DeepRoute.ai started offering self-driving taxi rides in Shenzhen, China. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-07-01

• Investors poured $160 billion into the dream of autonomous transport. (Source: Web Search)

  2022-01-01

• Cruise launched self-driving taxi service in San Francisco. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2022-02-01

• Mercedes-Benz sold an SAE Level 3 car. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Cruise suspended its self-driving taxi service. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Waymo expanded its self-driving taxi services to Arizona (Phoenix) and California (San Francisco and Los Angeles). (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-04-01

• Waymo recalled all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace vehicles after a self-driving taxi crashed into a utility pole and a software susceptibility to crashing into pole-like items was found and updated. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-06-01

Self-driving car

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car (AC), driverless car, robotic car or robo-car, is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input. They are sometimes called robotaxis, though this term refers specifically to self-driving cars operated for a ridesharing company. Self-driving cars are responsible for all driving activities, such as perceiving the environment, monitoring important systems, and controlling the vehicle, which includes navigating from origin to destination. As of late 2024, no system has achieved full autonomy (SAE Level 5). In December 2020, Waymo was the first to offer rides in self-driving taxis to the public in limited geographic areas (SAE Level 4), and as of April 2024 offers services in Arizona (Phoenix) and California (San Francisco and Los Angeles). In June 2024, after a Waymo self-driving taxi crashed into a utility pole in Phoenix, Arizona, all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace vehicles were recalled after they were found to have susceptibility to crashing into pole-like items and had their software updated. In July 2021, DeepRoute.ai started offering self-driving taxi rides in Shenzhen, China. Starting in February 2022, Cruise offered self-driving taxi service in San Francisco, but suspended service in 2023. In 2021, Honda was the first manufacturer to sell an SAE Level 3 car, followed by Mercedes-Benz in 2023.

Web Search Results

• Self-driving car - Wikipedia

  A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car (AC), driverless car, robotic car or robo-car,( is a car that is capable of operating with reduced or no human input.( They are sometimes called robotaxis, though this term refers specifically to self-driving cars operated for a ridesharing company. Self-driving cars are responsible for all driving activities, such as perceiving the environment, monitoring important systems, and controlling the vehicle, which includes navigating from origin to [...] ### Self-driving The Union of Concerned Scientists defined self-driving as "cars or trucks in which human drivers are never required to take control to safely operate the vehicle. Also known as autonomous or 'driverless' cars, they combine sensors and software to control, navigate, and drive the vehicle."( [...] Self-driving: "A vehicle “satisfies the self-driving test” if it is designed or adapted with the intention that a feature of the vehicle will allow it to travel autonomously, and it is capable of doing so, by means of that feature, safely and legally." Autonomy: A vehicle travels "autonomously" if it is controlled by the vehicle, and neither the vehicle nor its surroundings are monitored by a person who can intervene. Control: control of vehicle motion.

• Self-Driving Cars: Everything You Need To Know - Kelley Blue Book

  What Are Self-Driving Cars? ------------------------------- Self-driving cars are vehicles that fully operate without human intervention. Still, when discussing automotive assistance systems’ terminology, no one agrees on what to call anything in this field. From engineering jargon to marketing speak, the lingo continues to evolve. [...] Autonomous vehicles, used interchangeably with self-driving cars, do the driving for you without human intervention. Automakers today are pushing toward this technology. Still, when discussing automotive assistance systems terminology, no one agrees on what to call anything in this field. From engineering jargon to marketing speak, the lingo continues to evolve. Levels of automation run from 0 to 5, with 5 being completely self-driving with no intervention from a human. [...] With fully self-driving capability at Level 5, the car drives itself under any conditions and on any road. These vehicles do not need steering wheels or pedals. At this point, Level 5 systems are theoretical. They use software, cameras, sensors, machine learning, and more to perform driving and avoidance tasks.

• The evolving safety and policy challenges of self-driving cars

  Self-driving cars promise enormous benefits including greater road safety, increased mobility for people unable to drive themselves, more convenience for riders who will no longer be burdened with the driving task, a more efficient, less costly transportation system (in part by using fewer cars), and a smaller environmental impact because of their smoother, more controlled “eco-driving” style compared to human drivers. [...] But the slip in logic just reveals the hidden assumptions that allow many people to make the illogical leap. Self-driving cars have 360-degree vision, they use radar and lidar to construct a map of the environment much more detailed and complete than human vision can provide, they can detect more hazards more quickly than humans can, and they have faster reaction times than humans for avoiding crashes. So, of course it is easy to think that they are likely to be better and safer than human [...] After several companies passed the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge “to build an autonomous vehicle capable of driving in traffic, performing complex maneuvers such as merging, passing, parking, and negotiating intersections,” many companies rushed to develop self-driving cars that could operate in all driving environments with the goal of selling them directly to the public. Automotive News reported that by 2022, investors had poured $160 billion into the dream of autonomous transport.

• Future Of Autonomous Vehicles: Self-Driving Cars Explained - Forbes

  ## Advantages of Self-Driving Cars Self-driving cars offer a number of advantages over vehicles requiring hands-on drivers including convenience, access to mobility, efficiency, cost-savings and traffic congestion. [...] ByEd Garsten # What Are Self-Driving Cars? The Technology Explained Technology ByEd Garsten, Senior Contributor. Man Sitting Autonomous Car A young man sitting in an autonomous car. An autonomous vehicle is broadly defined as one equipped with technology that senses the conditions around it, including traffic, pedestrians, and physical hazards and can adjust its course and speed without a human at the controls. The terms “autonomous” and “self driving cars” are often used interchangeably. [...] For those incapable of driving due to age or disabilities or without access to conventional methods of public transportation, self-driving taxis and other transit vehicles are seen as a way to provide mobility to get to errands, work or medical appointments. Commercial operators see self-driving vehicles as boosting cost-savings and efficiency because they can run for longer hours without having to stop for meals or breaks, and they require fewer employees.

• Vehicles That Are Almost Self-Driving in 2025 - US News Cars

  You can’t buy a self-driving car, but you can buy a car that makes driving a little less stressful and quite a bit safer. Most automakers, by now, offer packages of advanced driver-assist technology and features that will, in theory, enable fully self-driving cars in the future. Despite the marketing hype sold by some automakers, the technology isn’t safe enough yet. Some studies show self-driving cars are safer than human-driven cars, but for now, laws require a human at the wheel to intervene [...] Image 42: A Cruise Chevrolet Bolt experimental self-driving car from automaker General Motors and autonomous car technology company Cruise, driving in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, June 20, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Car Advice What Is an Autonomous Vehicle? We've been hearing about autonomous cars for years, but what are they? We look at the reality of self-driving vehicles today. [Kristen Hall-GeislerDec. 10, 2024 Image 43: A [...] Cruise Chevrolet Bolt experimental self-driving car from automaker General Motors and autonomous car technology company Cruise, driving in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, June 20, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)](