Self-Driving in the Real World?

Authored by Katrin Sjoberg

Public road automation has been a phrase on everybody’s lips in the automotive world for more than a decade, but the challenges are misjudged, and the question is: Has public road automation only been a playground for technical nerds rather than addressing real-world pain points? Or have the real-world problems been a subterfuge for playing around with technology?

For sure, increased traffic safety is something that needs to be further addressed, but will automation really be the solution to a reduction in fatalities?

In December 2015, Elon Musk said that Tesla cars will drive themselves within two years [1], and still there is no self-driving Tesla car. Since then, Elon has repeated this mantra every now and then. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature has been much debated lately because of safety flaws.

Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2023

[1] K. Korosec, Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles will drive themselves in two years, Dec. 2015, [online]