Space Agency Is Taking Autonomous Driving to Places It Has Never Been

Now that the electric powertrains for cars are firmly embedded into our world, the automotive industry is rapidly pursuing its next evolutionary goal: automated driving. But while most companies are aiming to give cars advanced self-driving capabilities for the enjoyment of their owners, a space agency is trying to utilize this tech to help people in need and even boost tourism. Today's cars are almost all more or less automated. Level 2 allows the car to take full control of these systems in certain cases.Level 3, the most widespread automation level in present-day cars, manifests itself through a variety of capabilities, including adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, and so on. Called YADOCAR-i Drive, it's being put together by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and tech companies Tokai Clarion and ATI.YADOCAR is described as a system meant to take advantage of GPS to reach Level 4 automation.