Self-driving car emerging technology information

        Self-driving car emerging technology

 

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle, connected and autonomous vehicle, driverless car, robo-car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

 A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), connected and autonomous ... Technology alone still is not able to drive the car. ... have developed a new system, called MapLite, which allows self-driving cars to drive on roads ...

Terminology and safety

Modern vehicles provide partly automated features such as keeping the car within its lane, speed controls or emergency braking. Nonetheless, differences remain between a fully autonomous self-driving car on one hand and driver assistance technologies on the other hand. According to the BBC, confusion between those concepts leads to deaths.

 

When some car makers suggest or claim vehicles are self-driving, when they are only partly automated, drivers risk becoming excessively confident, leading to crashes, while fully self-driving cars are still a long way off in the UK

 'autopilot'  vehicle can drive itself when they still rely on the driver to ensure safety. Technology alone still is not able to drive the car.

Semi-automated vehicles

Between manually driven vehicles and fully autonomous vehicles there are a variety of vehicle types that can be described to have some degree of automation. These are collectively known as semi-automated vehicles

These semi-automated vehicles could potentially harness many of the advantages of fully automated vehicles, while still keeping the driver in charge of the vehicle.

ADVANTAGES

1)Traffic

            higher speed limits; smoother rides;and increased roadway capacity; and minimized traffic congestion, due to decreased need for safety gaps and higher speeds

2)Lower costs

            Safer driving is expected to reduce the costs of vehicle insurance.

3) Energy and environmental impacts

            Vehicle automation can improve fuel economy of the car by optimizing the drive cycle.

4) Self-parking and parking space

            Though the systems outperformed drivers with a backup camera. The study tested self-parking systems in a variety of vehicles

5)Welfare

Automated cars could reduce labor costs; relieve travelers from driving and navigation chores

6) GOOD NAVIGATION