Name: Why Don't We Have Self-Driving Cars Yet?
Uploaded: 2021-05-25T02:14:07.000Z
Duration: 6 min 35 s
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and it's just one idea of what completely driverless cars

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That means cars without even a steering wheel

But with how much we hear about self-driving technology

making its way into everyday cars, it's hard not to wonder:

with self-driving technology can be a bit tricky.

classifies these systems using five levels.

where the vehicle is able to control steering or braking

both steering and braking simultaneously,

but your attention is required on the road at all times.

Both Tesla's Autopilot and General Motors' Super Cruise

where certain circumstances allow the car

and the driver has the ability to temporarily

giving the driver a chance to focus on other tasks.

In this hypothetical situation, the car drives you,

is the public's misconception that we're much further along.

Bryan Reimer: There's an incredible amount of confusion

in the general public around the context of self-driving.

In our survey data here, about 23% of respondents believe

that a self-driving vehicle is available for purchase today.

And a lot of that has to do with statements by Elon Musk

and others talking about the driverless capabilities

and the self-driving capabilities of vehicles.

These are systems that are made to assist the driver

of these automated systems that's holding us back?

Actually, there are a number of other factors in the way.

Simply put, many roads, especially in the United States,

Reimer: So, while many individuals out there

a robot that's fully capable of making its own decisions

in today's infrastructure, the reality is,

today's infrastructure is not well equipped for autonomy.

In essence, potholes, poor lane markings,

Narrator: In addition to more public roads

that self-driving cars can clearly make out,

with that traffic infrastructure, as well as one another,

in order to interact with the world around them flawlessly.

Fortunately, automakers like Volvo already have technology

that allows their cars to communicate with each other

and alert drivers of hazards via a cloud-based network.

Greg McGuire: So, what are connected vehicles?

we're really referring not to streaming Netflix

that's a pretty solved problem in the industry,

The idea is a low-latency way for vehicles

Narrator: So, once traffic infrastructure

Governments have a number of important decisions to make

in society's transition to self-driving vehicles.

In the beginning stages, they'll have to define