The Future Of Driverless Cars Is Now
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Bryan Reimer (right), Research Scientist at the MIT Agelab, confers with Research Associate Thomas McWilliams about the upgrading the Volkswagen Beetle driving simulator with new equipment. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Just about 34 million people hit the road over the Memorial Day weekend—the most since 2005 and the second-highest total on record. But in the not too distant future we all may be flying to our holiday destinations—in our cars.
Most major automakers and a lot of smaller players are developing driverless vehicles. And members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers estimate that up to 75% of all vehicles will be autonomous by 2040. Sound unrealistic? Bruce Gellerman, from Here & Now contributor WBUR reports that part of that future is on the road right now.
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