Why Are Self-Driving Cars Taking So Long?
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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. By now, you’ve probably heard that self-driving cars are coming soon. If you haven’t—surprise! They’re coming soon! But people have been saying that for at least a decade, and I still can’t buy a car that’ll drive me to work while I nap in the passenger seat. Some cars already come with partial autonomy, systems like Tesla’s Autopilot, that assist drivers or sometimes even take control. But they still need a human driver who can grab the reins on short notice if things get dicey, which is why someone in the UK got arrested earlier this year for trying the passenger seat thing. There are some fully driverless vehicles that might be released in the next few years, but they’re only meant for very specific uses, like long-haul tr...
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SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. By now, you’ve probably heard that self-driving cars are coming soon. If you haven’t—surprise! They’re coming soon! But people have been saying that for at least a decade, and I still can’t buy a car that’ll drive me to work while I nap in the passenger seat. Some cars already come with partial autonomy, systems like Tesla’s Autopilot, that assist drivers or sometimes even take control. But they still need a human driver who can grab the reins on short notice if things get dicey, which is why someone in the UK got arrested earlier this year for trying the passenger seat thing. There are some fully driverless vehicles that might be released in the next few years, but they’re only meant for very specific uses, like long-haul tr...
