[The Verge] The future of self-driving cars: welcome to Autocon 2035

awdrifter

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Good evening ladies, gentlemen, and fellow Sentients! Welcome to the 20th annual Autocon, presented by Google Motors and Lockheed-Uber. I know you?re all excited for new product demos, and to learn what the pending merger of our two companies means for your job and future. But to kick things off, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at a few important milestones from the past two decades. So join me for a little ?drive? down memory lane.

[laughter]

Lights, dim 80 percent. Slides, begin.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/22/6057071/the-future-of-self-driving-cars-welcome-to-autocon-2035

Unfortunately their projected timeline is in a slideshow form, so I can't paste it here. But it's an interesting projection. It would be said if it comes true, because they project by 2023 cars will be required to be automated. While I think that's a bit optimistic, I think by 2030 that'll probably happen. We should enjoy driving while we can, sooner or later we won't be able to do it (except for track days or some kind of expensive racing club).
 
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