Autonomous Vehicle News
The UK has given the green light to US carmaker Ford to deploy its “hands-free” cars on motorways. Tesla’s Elon Musk, for example, has long predicted that fully autonomous driving (Level 4) is just around the corner. Ford says profitable, fully autonomous level 4 vehicles at scale are a long way off. Other car manufacturers waiting for UK’s approval for their level 2 cars are, among others, Germany’s BMW and Porsche as the country became the first to greenlight self-driving cars on motorways in Europe last year. It believes that improved cruise control is the next step towards Level 3 autonomous driving, which will allow the computer to take over the driving in the majority of situations.