Self-driving

Extracted Attributes

• Aliases

  Autonomous car (AC), driverless car, robotic car, robo-car, robotaxis

• Benefits

  Convenience, access to mobility for those incapable of driving, efficiency, cost-savings, traffic congestion reduction

• Challenges

  Deployment of probabilistic software, achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), market sentiment (Trough of Disillusionment), comparison to AI bubble

• Definition

  Cars or trucks in which human drivers are never required to take control to safely operate the vehicle; they combine sensors and software to control, navigate, and drive the vehicle, handling all driving activities.

• Core Technologies

  Sensors, software, edge computing for real-time applications

• Current Autonomy Level

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

• SAE Level 3 Description

  Vehicle is self-driving under certain circumstances but may require a human driver to take over.

• SAE Level 4 Description

  Vehicle is self-driving in limited geographic areas and under specific conditions, without requiring human intervention.

• SAE Level 5 Description

  Fully autonomous vehicle that does not require a human to operate the controls.

Timeline

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

  2020-12-01

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

  2021-01-01

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

  2021-07-01

• Cruise begins offering self-driving taxi service in San Francisco. (Source: Wikipedia, Summary)

  2022-02-01

• Mercedes-Benz follows Honda as a manufacturer selling an SAE Level 3 car. (Source: Wikipedia, Summary)

  2023-01-01

• Cruise suspends its self-driving taxi service in San Francisco. (Source: Wikipedia, Summary)

  2023-01-01

• Waymo recalls all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace vehicles for a software update after an incident involving a utility pole in Phoenix, Arizona. (Source: Wikipedia, Summary)

  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

  ### 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."( [...] 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: "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

  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. Roughly speaking, you can sort the technologies people might refer to as self-driving into two categories — driver support and automation systems. Read on to see how they differ. [...] At Level 2, features communicate with one another, and more than one can be active simultaneously. An example of this autonomous technology is an adaptive cruise control system that adjusts your speed to keep you a certain distance from the car ahead while centering the car in its lane. [...] The dream of the self-driving car — you get in, program your destination, ease the seat back, and let the car take you where you need to go. Read a book. Maybe take a nap or play a game on the in-car entertainment screen. Regardless, you will not need to watch the road. The car will get you there and back safely. Are we there yet? If not, when will we be? Automation and autonomous driving are complex subjects. What engineers can safely deliver doesn’t always match what marketers want to sell.

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

  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. [...] , where a driver is behind the wheel and in control, but is aided by various automated warnings or safety features such as blind spot warning and automatic emergency braking. Levels 3 and 4 represent technology in which the vehicle is self-driving under certain circumstances but may require a human driver to take over. Finally, level 5—a fully autonomous, or self-driving, vehicle that does not require a human to operate the controls. This is the only level at which a vehicle is considered fully [...] 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.

• Full Self-Driving (Supervised) - Tesla

  Watch the World's First Autonomous Car Delivery ----------------------------------------------- Designed for Every Drive Full Self-Driving (Supervised) intelligently and accurately completes driving maneuvers for you, including route navigation, steering, lane changes, parking and more under your active supervision. Use it for quick errands, daily commutes and road trips. Currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous. [...] Full Self-Driving (Supervised) intelligently and accurately completes driving maneuvers for you, including route navigation, steering, lane changes, parking and more under your active supervision. Use it for quick errands, daily commutes and road trips. Currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous. Actually Smart Summon 1:Drives to You [...] Crashes are complex. Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is trained on what amounts to over 100 years of anonymous real-world driving scenarios from our fleet of over six million vehicles. Our fleet collectively experiences a lifetime of driving scenarios in 10 minutes.

• Autonomous Driving | General Motors

  Autonomous driving Electric vehicles Vehicle safety Design & engineering Motorsports News Owners Careers Investors Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac OnStar # Autonomous driving Our vision is that autonomous vehicles can help lead to a safe, less congested future for all. Hands-free and fully self-driving vehicles will positively change people’s lives forever, giving them back their most valuable asset: time. Benefits of Hands-Free Driving