Autonomous Driving

DELBO ANDREA/Shutterstock The automobile industry is currently moving in the direction of higher autonomy levels, with the ultimate goal of letting a car move around on its own without requiring any human intervention. We’re not quite there yet, even though the likes of Elon Musk have claimed that the existing advanced driver assistance system on

There was a time when autonomous cars — or driverless cars — were touted to be the best thing since sliced bread. These vehicles of the future could drive themselves without human input, and presumably, safely. They promised a future where the arduous, often stressful task of driving could be completely taken over by onboard

Iv-olga/Shutterstock After many years of promises from industry leaders like Elon Musk, a true autonomous vehicle remains a fantasy. In the 2010s, we were constantly promised a world in which your car would become your personal chauffeur, taking you from point A to B all on its own while you napped, read books, or caught

DELBO ANDREA/Shutterstock Autonomous driving has advanced from the spring-powered cart invented by Leonardo Da Vinci around 1500 to a five-level classification that ranges from 0 (no or minimal autonomous features) to 5 (completely self-driving). Cars on the market today don’t offer more than level 4 autonomous driving, and most sit at about level 2. The delay in

Sjoerd Van Der Wal/Getty Images Tesla issued a remarkable recall covering over 2 million cars in December last year, citing Autopilot safety issues, but it seems the woes are far from over for the carmaker. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has now launched a fresh investigation, with the goal of analyzing the «remedy