Long road to a driverless future

Synopsis

Self-driving cars are rapidly advancing, with Google’s prototype logging over a million miles on public roads. Tesla's Model S offers a glimpse of hands-free driving, particularly on highways. The development of fully autonomous vehicles relies on sophisticated sensors and powerful processing capabilities, exemplified by Nvidia's Drive PX 2, which integrates the processing power of 150 MacBook Pros. In Mountain View, California, Google’s fleet of self-driving cars collects real-world data, while Sebastian Thrun, a leader in the project, highlights the potential safety improvements these technologies could bring.