The ins and outs of self-driving cars

Soon, self-driving cars will be everywhere. But did you know there are varying degrees of automation?

Currently there are 2.4m vehicles on the road with some level of automation.

Monitoring speed

Single automated system like adaptive cruise control features, e.g. monitoring speed

Acceleration control

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. The vehicle can control steering and acceleration.

Environmental Detection

Conditional automation can alert to any vehicles nearby and make steering adjustments.

Pedestrian Safety

High-driving automation. Vehicles can intervene if things go wrong.

Relax and enjoy

Full driving automation. Does not require human attention. No pedals or steering wheels.