Autonomous-vehicle technology is advancing ever faster - From here to autonomy - The Economist

Making vehicles drive themselves is hard, but getting easier

"THE MODERN AUTOMOTIVE era began with a competition. In the early 1890s there was much interest in the emerging technology of horseless carriages, which promised to combine the speed of a train with the flexibility of a horse and the convenience of a bicycle...

Making vehicles drive themselves is hard, but getting easier

"THE MODERN AUTOMOTIVE era began with a competition. In the early 1890s there was much interest in the emerging technology of horseless carriages, which promised to combine the speed of a train with the flexibility of a horse and the convenience of a bicycle...